Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica

		The Western Scrub Jay (Family: Corvidae, Order: Passeriformes) is a blue bird that has a crow-like bill. The jay is smaller than a crow and has a white belly, gray-black cheek, black legs and feet, and a white supercilium.
		The photo shows the jay's white throat that runs all the way to its belly.
		The Western Scrub Jay was formally classfied as the subspecies of the scrub jay that include both Western and Florida Scrub Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Other Corvidae species:

• Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)