San Blas Jay vs White-tailed Jay

San Blas Jay

Cyanocorax sanblasianus

Medium109 gForest

The adult San Blas jay is between 27 and 35 cm (11 and 14 in) long and weighs between 92 and 122 g (3 and 4 oz). The sexes are similar; the adult has back, rump, wings and tail blue and the remaining plumage black. There is a small crest on the front of the head, the bill is black, the irises are white and the legs are black. The juveniles are similar apart from a larger crest, a yellow bill and brown eyes.

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Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Laura Gaudette · cc-by

White-tailed Jay

Cyanocorax mystacalis

Medium154 gWoodland

The white-tailed jay is overall white and bluish, with a black head. Its face is mostly black, with a small white spot above the eye, a small white moustachial stripe, and a somewhat larger white spot on the cheek. It has a white nape and belly. The back and wings are a greyish-blue, which extends down the top of the tail. The rectrices, tail tip, and underside of the tail are white. It has bright yellow irises. There are no visual differences between the sexes. Juveniles have brown irises and lack both the white spot above the eye and the moustachial stripe.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0

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