Yucatán Jay
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,387
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Yucatan jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) 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".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yucatan jay”.