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12-22-2016

Aphelocoma coerulescens

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The Florida scrub jay is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. Because of this, it is keenly sought by birders. It is known to have been present in Florida as a distinct species for at least 2 million years, and is possibly derived from the ancestors of Woodhouse’s scrub jay.The Florida scrub jay is found only in Florida scrub habitat, an ecosystem that exists only in central Florida and in limited areas along the Atlantic coast, and is characterized by nutrient-poor soil, occasional drought, and frequent wildfires. Because of its being isolated from the mainland as an island (“Orange Island”) 34 to 28 million years ago  and somewhat harsh weather pattern, this habitat in isolation evolved to host, not only the Florida scrub jay endemic only to Florida but also a small assortment of very ancient specific plants, including sand pinesand live oak, myrtle oak, Chapman’s oak, sandhill oak, Florida rosemary and various other hardy plants such as Eastern prickly pear

Detailed information
Full Name: Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/03/1987 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Florida scrub-jay, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Florida
  • US Counties in which the Florida scrub-jay, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Florida scrub-jay, Wherever found is known to occur: Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
  • Additional species information
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Florida scrub-jay.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/09/1990 Florida Scrub Jay View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/09/1990 Florida Scrub Jay View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/15/2006 71 FR 7993 7994 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice 5-Year Review of Florida Scrub-Jay
  • Notice 5-year Review
Date
Title
09/28/2007 Florida Scrub Jay 5-Year Review
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