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Primary Traits
119.8 g
0 m - 3,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cyanocitta stelleri
English name
Steller's Jay
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae
Genus
Cyanocitta
Species
stelleri
Data source
CAJ, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
128 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
111 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
98 g
Maximum unsexed mass
142 g
Average mass
119.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,500 m
Typical elevation
1,750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Building, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
16 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
16 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
16 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary