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Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Status.
Category E
Native Range
North America. Largely resident in S. Canada, British Colombia and Newfoundland southwards to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico with a small movement westwards in winter as far as Wyoming and Texas.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN atlas has 16 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
One on Merseyside in June 2003 was considered to be an escape as the species is not migratory. (BOURC 37th Report)
