Crows & Ravens

Eurasian Jay

Eichelhäher

Garrulus glandarius

Crows & Ravens4 photosFirst seen: 1 September 2026

The Eurasian Jay is a colourful woodland corvid found across Europe and much of Asia. It caches large numbers of acorns and helps disperse oak trees, while its loud alarm call often reveals it before the bird comes into view.

ID tip: The pinkish-brown body, white rump, black moustache and electric-blue barred wing panel are distinctive. In flight it looks broad-winged with a conspicuous white rump.

First seen: 1 September 2026 · Žabljak · 4 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Žabljak1 September 2026

Family: Crows & Ravens (Corvidae)
Length: 32–35 cm
Wingspan: 52–58 cm
Regional status: Year-round resident (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 4 September 2026
Habitat: Deciduous, mixed and coniferous woodland, parks and large gardens
Diet: Acorns, seeds, fruit, insects, eggs and small vertebrates

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Eurasian Jay

Places in my records

Selected photographs