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The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. [ 4 ]
Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens. Seven species of Aphelocoma are generally recognized at the present time. They are believed to have evolved in the Pleistocene, and the Florida scrub jay is known to have been recognizably distinct and present in its current range for at least two million years. [4]
Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981, according to a study published recently in the journal Ornithological Advances.While longer breeding times typically lead ...
The Florida scrub jay is endemic to the central highlands. It's bid to be state bird was shot down by a gun lobbyist's concerns over property rights Florida scrub jay: Threatened, politically ...
Florida scrub jays are federally threatened. Jonathan Dickinson State Park is the southeasternmost place they can still be found; development farther south compromised their habitats until they ...
The Florida scrub is probably descended from the sclerophyllous Madro-Tertiary Geoflora. [a] The geoflora spread along the Gulf of Mexico coast, and was widespread in Florida during the late Pleistocene. Near the end of the Pleistocene widespread rosemary scrubs in Florida were replaced by oak savannas, and then by sand pine scrubs. The range ...
A trail located in the Lyonia Preserve. The Lyonia Preserve is a nature reserve located in Deltona, Florida near the local library. It is joint managed by the state, Volusia County, and the Volusia County School Board. It contains scrublands and the Florida scrub jay, both of which are damaged in the state. The preserve's goal is to maintain the scrublands and the animals on it like the gopher ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wandering the sandy scrub habitat of Deltona’s Lyonia Preserve, traversing rolling dunes filled with short oaks and prickly pear cactus, Stephen Kintner greets resident Florida ...