Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) | Photos, Calls and ID

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ForestCup nestMedium · 79 g

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 1 — Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 2 — Photo: Mary Beth Stowe · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 3 — Photo: datadan · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 4 — Photo: Luc Wyn · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 5 — Photo: tcantrell52 · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 6 — Photo: Mary Beth Stowe · CC BY 4.0

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), photo 7 — Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC BY 4.0

What the Green Jay sounds like

Sonogram of the Green Jay: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher Parson, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: above 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Napo: Cascada San Rafael ('Coca Falls'), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The Inca jay is 29.5–30.5 cm (11.6–12.0 in) in length. The crown can appear mostly white, with blue limited to the frontal crest and nape. A black bib forms a broad band up to the sides of the head as well as a stripe through the eye line and one above it. The breast and underparts typically are bright yellow. The upper parts are rich green. The color of the iris is bright yellow. Voice: As with most of the typical jays, this species has a very extensive voice repertoire. The bird's most common call makes a rassh-rassh-rassh sound, but many other unusual notes also occur. One of the most distinctive calls sounds like an alarm bell.

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When to see the Green Jay

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Jay

Regular range

The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Mexico Colombia Ecuador Belize Venezuela Peru Guatemala Honduras Bolivia

About the Green Jay

The Inca jay is a bird species of the New World jays, which is native to the Andes of South America. It is widely known as querrequerre in Spanish, an onomatopoeic name derived from the bird's call.

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Easily confused with

Brown JayCyanocorax morioBrown jays vary in plumage geographically: there are two main groups.

White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosusThe white-throated magpie-jay is between 43 and 56 cm (17–22 in) in length and weighs 205 to 213 g (7.2–7.5 oz).

Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisMeasuring 34 cm (13 in) long, this jay is easily recognized from its distinctive facial pattern and yellow eye.

Side by side: Brown Jay vs Green Jay · Green Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Black-chested Jay vs Green Jay

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