Blue Jay

The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae.

Description
The Blue Jay is 11 in long. Upperparts blue with distinct crest and white bars across wing. Long, black-barred tail, tipped white; underparts are grey with prominent, dark chin-strap.

Similar species
Steller's Jay is similar, but with black head, nape and throat.

White-throated Magpie-Jay and Black-throated Magpie-Jay have longer tails, but the ranges of the magpie-jays and blue jays do not overlap.

Florida Scrub Jays (both found in Florida), Island Scrub Jays (range doesn't overlap) and Western Scrub Jays (little overlap) lack crests.

Distribution/habitat
E. and C. North America.