Cyanocorax luxuosus glaucescens

(Ridgway, 1900)

 

Vernacular names
English : Green jay
French : Geai bigarré

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Corvidae
Notes : 7 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 27 cm for a weight of 92 g. Unmistakable, bright blue frontal crest, black face with blue cheeks and yellow eyes, yellow belly, green wings. This subspecies has a light blue forehead and nape.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in extreme south Texas and north-east Mexico. Species found in most of Central America. Lives in forests, woodlands and grasslands with scattered trees, up to 2000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains globally common within its range with only local declines documented. Still potentially vulnerable to habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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