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Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus)

Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus)
Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus)

About Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Jays and Crows

The Yucatan jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and their allies. It is native to the Yucatán Peninsula where its habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, plantations and cleared areas at altitudes up to 250 m (820 ft). Adults are about 30 cm (12 in) long, black, with blue wings, mantle, and tail, black bills, yellow eye rings and legs. Immature birds have yellow bills. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2009-01-16

    Tulum, Mexico
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