Thursday, February 16, 2017

Florida Scrub-jay

Florida Scrub-jay
The Florida Scrub-jay is a rather unique bird. This member of the Corvidae family is found only in central Florida. It is the only bird that is endemic to Florida and one of only 15 bird species that are endemic to the U.S. At one time they were considered the same species as the western scrub-jay but scientific study showed that they were genetically different enough to be identified as a separate species. They live, as family groups, in Florida scrub habitat. Unfortunately as this type of habitat has given way to development their numbers have dwindled. In 1975 it was listed as a threatened species in Florida and in the 1990's it was estimated that their were only 4000 pairs left in the wild. Because they are a member of the Corvidae family they are fairly intelligent. I photographed this bird at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.   



10 comments:

MelodyK said...

Wow unique indeed, gorgeous... I had to look up how its called in my own language, I had not ever heard of it before, nor seen it.

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Lea said...

Great photo of a beautiful bird!
Thank goodness for Wildlife Refuges - they are life savers for many species

Trubes said...

That is such a pretty little bird,
I've visited Florida several times
but haven't met these beautiful birds,
Thanks for sharing their origins with
us,
best wishes,
Di,
ABCW team.

Roger Owen Green said...

interesting bird. i like the color
ROG, ABCW

Pat B said...

The Florida scrub jay looks different that the scrub jays here in the NW part of the USA. That is interesting that they just live in Florida.

Unknown said...

I really liked this beautiful bird!!! Very very nice picture with amazing colors!!! Thanks for sharing:)
Jessi

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