A two-year-long, Canada-wide search has resulted in the gray jay – also known as the whiskey jack – being chosen as Canada's national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.
The robin-sized gray jay, which is found in every province and territory but only in Canada, is being lauded by the society as a reflection of Canadians' best qualities: smart, tough and friendly.
The whiskey jack's common name doesn't come from booze, but from the original Cree and Algonquin languages in which it was celebrated as a friendly and clever herald of good fortune.
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