Marbled murrelet
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The marbled murrelet is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the family Alcidae, which includes auklets, guillemots, murres and puffins. It nests in old-growth forests or on the g
Marbled murrelet
Adult Marbled Murrelet on the Oregon Coast adjacent to Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, OR Photo: Roy W. Lowe/USFWS
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) showing winter plumage
Marbled murrelet chick (taxidermy)
Steller's jay
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Steller's jay is a bird native to western North America and the mountains of Central America, closely related to the blue jay found in eastern North America. It is the only crested jay west of the Roc
Marbled murrelet
…in the nest longer than other alcids and molt into their juvenile plumage before leaving the nest. Fledglings fly directly from the nest to the ocean. Steller's jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) and common ravens (Corvus corax) prey on marbled murrelet eggs and nestlings. The marbled murrelet is considered globally endangered…
Steller's Jay flagstaff arizona
Adults along the Pacific Coast have blue streaks on their black crests.
Cyanocitta stelleri ridgwayi, a subspecies of Steller's jay found from Chiapas to Guatemala
Western-variety Steller's jay, with all-dark head, in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.