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title: "Modrowronka wyspowa"
description: "Aphelocoma insularis — Ptaki. The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/island-scrub-jay
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Modrowronka wyspowa

> Aphelocoma insularis — Ptaki. The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California.

- Scientific name: *Aphelocoma insularis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1550
- Wikidata: [Q942489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942489)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7845](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7845)

## Names

- en: Island Scrub-Jay
- de: Inselhäher
- es: Chara de Santa Cruz
- fr: Geai de Santa Cruz
- nl: Santa-Cruzgaai
- pl: Modrowronka wyspowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (1517)

## Summary

The island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis), also known as the island jay or Santa Cruz jay, is a bird in the genus Aphelocoma, which is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. Of the over 500 breeding bird species in the continental U.S. and Canada, it is the only insular endemic landbird species, meaning it is restricted to a geographical island.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_scrub_jay

## Photo

![Modrowronka wyspowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/island-scrub-jay/medium.jpg)

Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290595917

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/island-scrub-jay?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).