scrub jay

noun

: any of several crestless jays (especially Aphelocoma californica of the western U.S. and Mexico and A. coerulescens of Florida) typically of scrub or chaparral that have a blue head, tail, and wings and a brownish back

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The scrub jay and pink flamingo should have been our state birds for years now. —

Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025 The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state songbird. —

News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 In addition to coveted sightings of the Florida scrub jay, birders can seek out 142 other bird species observed along the Great Florida Birding Trail within the park, including chestnut-sided warblers, Mississippi kites, and Blackburnian warblers. —

Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024 Thanks to the foresight of conservationists, that’s not the case here at Duette, where endangered habitats and animals, like the Florida scrub jay and its synonymous Florida scrub, are actually rebounding. —

Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scrub jay