Western scrub jay

The Western scrub-jay has recently been divided into two distinct species: the California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) and Woodhouse's scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii). Additionally, there is the island scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis), which also resides in the western United States but was never originally classified under the Western scrub-jay species. All these birds are part of the scrub-jay family and inhabit the western United States.