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Aphelocoma californica
Western Scrub-Jay
Great Basin National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Western Scrub-Jay
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Corvidae, Genus Aphelocoma, Species Aphelocoma californica


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NV: S3
Evidence:		24 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 12 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Big Bend National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Coronado National Memorial
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Death Valley National Park
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Joshua Tree National Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wupatki National Monument
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	1/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 1:59:15 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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