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WoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 118 g
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The adult Yucatan jay has a black head, nape, and underparts. The back, wings, and tail are a sharp blue colour. It has black irises, black eye rings, a black beak, and yellow legs and feet. There is no difference between the sexes. The Yucatan jay is visually unique within its range, with no similar species. Outside of its range, it is similar to the San Blas jay, the purplish-backed jay, and the bushy-crested jay. All three have a yellow iris whereas the Yucatan jay has a black iris, and are a brighter shade of blue on their upperparts.
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When to see the Yucatan Jay
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yucatan Jay
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yucatan Jay
The Yucatan jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and their allies. It is native to the Yucatán Peninsula where its habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, plantations and cleared areas at altitudes up to 250 m (820 ft). Adults are about 30 cm (12 in) long, black, with blue wings, mantle, and tail, black bills, yellow eye rings and legs. Immature birds have yellow bills. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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Easily confused with
Purplish JayCyanocorax cyanomelasThe purplish jay is 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) long and weighs about 185 to 220 g (6.5 to 7.8 oz).
Bushy-crested JayCyanocorax melanocyaneusThe adult bushy-crested jay has a length of 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in).
Curl-crested JayCyanocorax cristatellusThe curl-crested jay is a species of jay native to South America.
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