Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

About Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Jays and Crows

The Canada jay, also known as the grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, moose bird, gorby, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae. It is found in boreal forests of North America north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona. A fairly large songbird, the Canada jay has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts, and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, a genus more closely related to the magpie genus Cyanopica than to other birds known as jays. The Canada jay itself has nine recognized subspecies.

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2000-03-21

White Mountain National Recreation Area, United States of America

Seen around the cabins.
2010-06-05

Denali National Park, United States of America
2012-07-12

Yellowstone National Park, United States of America
2012-07-13

Grand Teton National Park, United States of America
2025-05-30

Banff National Park - Cave and Basin Marsh, Canada
2025-05-30

Banff National Park - Lake Louise, Canada