The blue jay bird is famous for its brilliant blue feathers, but these feathers are not blue. Unlike most other birds, these birds lack blue pigments in their plumage. Blue is not a pigment but an ...

Blue jays are bright blue on top, white or light gray underneath, and have black and white bars on their wings and tail ...

The markings and colours of jay feathers are dashes, dots and streaks of black and rufous-brown. But it’s the unmistakable dazzling blue wing feathers, gleaming like a sapphire bracelet ...