Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae
Genus
Gymnorhinus
eBird Code
pinjay

Distribution

pinyon-juniper woodland of southern Oregon to southwestern USA and northern Baja California

Vocalizations

Noland Martin · CC_BY_4_0
gsexauer · CC0_1_0
Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.