About the Dwarf Jay
The dwarf jay is the smallest bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is endemic to Mexico, and is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.
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The dwarf jay is the smallest jay in the Americas at 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long. Four individuals weighed 39 to 41.4 g (1.4 to 1.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage though females tend to be duller than males. Adults have a black mask from the lores and chin to the cheeks and ear coverts. They have blue crown with a thin paler blue stripe separating it from the mask. Their upperparts are grayish or violet-blue that is brighter on the wings and tail. Their throat is pale purplish or whitish blue and the rest of their underparts grayish blue. Voice: The dwarf jay has a limited number of vocalizations compared to other jays. Its typical call is "a nasal shree’up, uttered in units of two or three or a nasal shiev'a shiev'a".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Silvery-throated JayCyanolyca argentigulaThe silvery-throated jay is 25 to 27 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long and weighs an average of 65 g (2.3 oz).
White-throated JayCyanolyca mirabilisThe white-throated jay is "the handsomest and most strikingly marked" member of genus Cyanolyca.
Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchraThe beautiful jay is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae.
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