Crows (Corvidae)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) - HBW 14, p. 567
French: Geai des pinèdes
German: Nacktschnabelhäher
Spanish: Chara Piñonera
Taxonomy: Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied, 1841, Maria-River = between Marias River and Yellowstone River, Montana, USA.
Birds from Big Bear Valley (San Bernardino Mts), in California, described as race rostratus, but appear inseparable from those in rest of species' range. Monotypic.
Distribution: W USA from C Oregon S along arid mountain slopes of E California to extreme NW Mexico (Baja California), E to Montana and Black Hills of South Dakota, Wyoming, W Nebraska, W Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Adults calling Locality Bluewater Lake State Park, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 10 October 2011 1 year ago 59 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a treetop and on a bush, while calling responding another bird. Locality Sunrise Pass road, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2012 37 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
Three shots of a bird on the ground, at a spring and in a tree. Locality Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 7 April 2012 11 weeks ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a bush, looking around, calling once and flying away. Locality Sunrise Pass road, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2012 37 weeks ago 19 sec 3.8
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Adult bird foraging on the ground.
Locality Thomas Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 7 February 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
Dorsal view of a bird perched on a bush.
Locality Sunrise Pass road, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2012 37 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird perched on a treetop.
Locality Sunrise Pass road, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2012 37 weeks ago 3
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Low calls by two members of a pair (with hard wind). Locality Sunrise Pass road, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2012 37 weeks ago 3
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