RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Jays, Crows and their Allies

Pinyon Jay

(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: pija
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Pinyon Jay


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Pinyon Jay at xeno-canto.org

Steller’s Jay

(Cyanocitta stelleri)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: stja
Size: Medium

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   Pot Creek


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Steller’s Jay


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Steller’s Jay at xeno-canto.org

Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay

(Aphelocoma woodhouseii)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: wosj
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay at xeno-canto.org

Black-billed Magpie

(Pica hudsonia)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: bbma
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Black-billed Magpie


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Black-billed Magpie at xeno-canto.org

American Crow

(Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: amcr
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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American Crow


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of American Crow at xeno-canto.org

Common Raven

(Corvus corax)

Family: Corvidae
Common Family Grouping:
Jays, Crows and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: cora
Size: Large

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   Rio Arriba County

   Santa Fe

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Common Raven


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Common Raven at xeno-canto.org

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).