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Garrulus glandariusRelease date:2021-12-10

Jay (scientific name: Garrulus glandarius): It is a medium-sized bird with 34 subspecies. The body length is 28-35 cm. The wings are short, the tail is long, and the feathers are fluffy and downy. There is a crown of feathers on the top of the head, which can stand upright when stimulated. The plumage color varies with the subspecies, the Yunnan subspecies has a white front and a black top. The forehead and top of the other subspecies are reddish-brown, and there are thick black cheek lines from the corners of the mouth to the side of the throat. The upper body is grape brown, the tail is covered with white feathers, the tail and wings are black, and there are bright black, white, and blue horizontal spots on the wings, which are very eye-catching.

The jay is a mountain bird. It lives in the mountains most of the year and is rarely seen on flat ground. It can be found in coniferous forests and broad-leaved forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. Generally far away from human settlements. When autumn arrived, I began to lead a wandering life, and I would occasionally see it near a suburban residence. Usually see a pair of activities, there are clusters after autumn, inhabiting on the top of the tree, but more active in the mountains, especially in the early stage of breeding. In the late spring and summer, it is mainly insects, and it also eats spiders, bird chicks, and bird eggs. Distributed in Europe, western and northern Africa, the Himalayas, the Middle East to Japan, and Southeast Asia.

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