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California Scrub Jay

Scientific Name:

Aphelocoma californica

Type:

Bird

Habitat:

Drier scrublands as well as oak woodlands and pinyon pine areas

Range:

Pacific coastal states from Washington to Baja California as well as northwestern Nevada

Status:

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)

This species is

NATIVE

to the Truckee Meadows.