---
title: "Gaio-da-califórnia"
description: "Aphelocoma californica — Aves. The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a species of scrub jay native to western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/california-scrub-jay
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gaio-da-califórnia

> Aphelocoma californica — Aves. The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a species of scrub jay native to western North America.

- Scientific name: *Aphelocoma californica*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 79912
- Wikidata: [Q848772](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848772)
- iNaturalist taxon: [506118](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/506118)

## Names

- en: California Scrub-Jay
- de: Kalifornienhäher
- es: Chara californiana
- fr: Geai buissonnier
- pt: Gaio-da-califórnia
- pl: Modrowronka kalifornijska

## Countries with the most observations

US (74036), MX (1565), CA (251)

## Summary

The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a species of scrub jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern British Columbia throughout California and western Nevada near Reno to west of the Sierra Nevada.  The California scrub jay was once lumped with Woodhouse's scrub jay and collectively called the western scrub jay. IUCN and the Handbook of the Birds of the World maintain this lumped taxon. The group was also lumped with the island scrub jay and the Florida scrub jay; the taxon was then called simply scrub jay. The California scrub jay is nonmigratory and can be found in urban areas, where…

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

## Photo

![Gaio-da-califórnia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-scrub-jay/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315044651

## Machine access

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