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Aphelocoma californica
Western Scrub Jay
Redwood 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:		Aphelocoma coerulescens

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:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 23 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 Basin 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	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:	3/22/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 1:08:21 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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