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Yucatan Jay 
Adult in Mexico Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Cyanocorax Species: C. yucatanicus Binomial name Cyanocorax yucatanicus
(Dubois, 1875)The Yucatán Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family, the crows and their allies. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. Adults are black, with cerulean blue wings, mantle, and tail. They have black bills, black eye rings, and yellow legs. Juvenile Yucatán Jays have completely yellow bare parts and white, rather than black, body plumage. They molt out of the white plumage by September or October, but retain the yellow bill and eye ring for a few more months. They also have pale-tipped retrices, which the adults lack.
Immatures in Mexico
Adult in MexicoReferences
- BirdLife International 2004. Cyanocorax yucatanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
External links
- Yucatan Jay videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Yucatan Jay photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-Medium Res; Article mangoverde Photo no. 2 of 5
- Photo; Article world.std.com&ndaslh;"Mexican Birds: Villahermosa and Palenque" Photo-2
