This scrub jay is the only species endemic to Florida which is surprising for a couple reasons. On the one hand, they do have a large range across Florida despite their numbers being limited so you would have thought some would have strayed into Georgia or other neighboring states. On the other hand, you would have thought Florida had some other endemic species. They are heavily reliant on florida scrub habitat which is further reliant on pines and oaks that thrive in sandy soils and wildfires. It is thought that they derive from a Woodhouse's Scrub Jay as a common ancestor but thousands of years ago.
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