Tag: Canada Jay

76/150: Find out why the Grey Jay is Canada’s new National Bird!

Jul 4, 2017

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by

Linley Sherin

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Passeriformes: Corvidae: Perisoreus: Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) The Grey Jay (P. canadensis) is a songbird from the Family Corvidae, also sometimes called the Canada Jay or Whiskey Jack, derived from the Indigenous name Wisakedjak. The Grey Jay is considered one of the smartest birds in the world along with other Corvids who…