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The Florida scrub jay may exhibit coordinated cooperative hunting, as seen in one case where a mated pair of the birds were observed attacking a black racer together in southcentral Florida. The snake may have been too large for one jay to kill it alone, and the pair ultimately succeeded in killing the reptile.
Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens. Seven species of Aphelocoma are generally recognized at the present time. They are believed to have evolved in the Pleistocene, and the Florida scrub jay is known to have been recognizably distinct and present in its current range for at least two million years. [4]
Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981, according to a study published recently in the journal Ornithological Advances.While longer breeding times typically lead ...
The Florida scrub jay is endemic to the central highlands. It's bid to be state bird was shot down by a gun lobbyist's concerns over property rights Florida scrub jay: Threatened, politically ...
One of the scrub's best known residents is Florida's only endemic bird, the Florida scrub-jay. When walking through scrub areas, small scrub lizards often race off in the distance — perhaps an adaptation for crossing the hot sand quickly. Many animals of the scrub spend much of their lives underground to escape the hot Florida sun as well as ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other ...
The bird louse Brueelia deficiens is found in Florida only on the Florida scrub jay, and so is endemic to the same locations as the scrub jay. B. deficiens has also been reported as occurring on other corvids in the western United States and Canada. [33] [34]
2-10-24--Florida scrub jay sightings are common at Duette Preserve, one of the few areas of the state where a growing population of the threatened species has been documented.