Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
25 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Wied, 1841

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 2,900 m.

Range (Guide)

USA (B).

Vagrant to Canada, Mexico.

Western USA from central Oregon southern along arid mountain slopes of eastern California to extreme north-western Mexico (Baja California), east to Montana and Black Hills of South Dakota, Wyoming, western Nebraska, western Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 4,100,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Destruction of its major habitat type, pinyon-juniper woodland is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Flocks of typically 250 birds, but can number over 500.

Voice
A variety of soft, nasal calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (139)...)

Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) [XC863671]
by Christine Hass from Gabbs, Nye County, Nevada, United States (song, wind, airplane noise)

Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) [XC71975]
by Richard E Webster from La Corona Arriba, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Birds from Big Bear Valley (San Bernardino Mts), in California, described as subspecies rostratus, but appear inseparable from those in rest of species' range.

References
See References.

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