The bird’s flight is strong and steady, with wings rarely flexed above horizontal. Polytypic. Length 11.5". A nearly unmistakable dark blue, black-crested jay with variable white or blue ...

Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous crests and wings and tail barred with black. See also the Florida scrub-jay and the island scrub-jay (which do not overlap in range).

The blue jay is one of the larger perching birds. It belongs to the Corvid family, the same as ravens and crows, and like its relatives, it is curious and intelligent. It can be aggressive ...