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WoodlandMedium · 210 g
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The 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). The species has a particularly long tail and a slightly curved crest of feathers on the head. The crest is black in the nominate race, but has blue or white margins on the other two subspecies. The nominate race has a white face with a black crown and margin to the face, forming a narrow band around the throat, as well as a small drop below the eye. The black is less extensive in the other subspecies.
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When to see the White-throated Magpie-Jay
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-throated Magpie-Jay
The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Panama.
About the White-throated Magpie-Jay
The white-throated magpie-jay is a large Central American species of magpie-jay. It ranges in Pacific-slope thorn forest from Jalisco, Mexico, to Northern Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers.
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Easily confused with
Black-chested JayCyanocorax affinisMeasuring 34 cm (13 in) long, this jay is easily recognized from its distinctive facial pattern and yellow eye.
Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusThe violaceus jay is 33 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs about 260 g (9.2 oz).
Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysopsThe plush-crested jay is a medium-sized bird with an overall dark blue colored plumage.
Side by side: Green Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Brown Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Pinyon Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Black-chested Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Violaceous Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay · Plush-crested Jay vs White-throated Magpie-Jay
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