CNN

A blue jay and a green jay mated, researchers say. Their offspring is a scientific marvel

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 ...
KXAN

What’s a ‘Grue Jay’? Introducing the new hybrid love child of the Blue and Green Jays

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 ...
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Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas is offspring of birds whose lineages split 7 million years ago

For the first time, scientists have observed the wild hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay during a study near San Antonio, Texas. The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat ...
ABC News

Climate change results in rare hybrid bird between green jay and blue jay: Study

Ornithologists and hobby birders alike were thrilled over the hybridization. Scientists are continuing to find ways in which climate change is impacting animal species and ecosystems. Warming ...
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What’s a ‘grue jay’? Introducing the new hybrid love child of the blue and green jays

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new bird, discovered just outside of San Antonio, Texas, 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 ...