Tell me some more bird facts!!! robins or jays you choose!!!
yay !!
for the sake of Science ill do both eurasian and american (and also for more birds)
eurasian jays have a critical, mutualistic relationship with oak trees. in fact, their latin name, garrulus glandarius means "chatty" and "acorn" respectively. they cache large quantities of acorns in open scrubland over the winter, and they're able to remember the locations of up to 75% of their stashes, leaving 25% of them to germinate!
male and female eurasian robins look pretty much identical, to the point that sometimes even they can't tell difference. they are also extremely territorial and aggressive for such small birds, roughly 10% of adult robin deaths are caused by territorial disputes.
blue jays are not blue. same as kingfishers, bluebirds, and pretty much any other bird with blue feathers you can think of. their feathers are brown. true blue pigment is extremely rare in the animal kingdom, instead they have something called structural colouration, wherein the physical structure of their feathers reflects blue wavelengths.
amercian robins were named after their eurasian counterpart, after british settlers noted the similarity between the red breasts on both birds. they're actually members of the thrush family. they're also not strictly migratory like a lot of people believe, and while they will migrate short distances due to weather and searching for better food, they can be seen year round in most states.
