What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? That’s not the start of a joke, but the subject of a new study that aims to describe a hybrid bird never encountered before in the wild. The ...
The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat ranges began to overlap a few decades ago, potentially due to climate change, researchers said. When you purchase through links on our site, ...
What happens in the wild when sparks fly between a blue jay and a green jay? Until recently, no one had any idea. But then, in 2023, someone spotted a rare kind of visitor to a backyard outside of San ...
The mystery bird was observed following a flock of blue jays, making similar calls. But it also produced the clicks and rattling vocalizations of a green jay.(Brian Stokes/University of Texas via CNN ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new bird, discovered just outside of San Antonio, is taking the birding world by storm. Part Blue Jay, part Green Jay: the “Grue Jay”. The “Grue Jay” is slightly paler than its dad ...
The rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay is likely a result of weather-related shifts in the range of two species. A rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new bird, discovered just outside of San Antonio, is taking the birding world by storm. Part Blue Jay, part Green Jay: the “Grue Jay”. “We feel that it really is kind of a unique ...