Black-throated Jay (Cyanolyca pumilo)

Other Names (World)
Black-throated Jay, Black-throated Dwarf Jay, Strickland's Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
25 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Strickland, 1849)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 3,000 m, occasionally 1,200 - 3,050 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Mountains of extreme south-eastern Mexico (south-eastern Chiapas), Guatemala, western and central Honduras, northern El Salvador (Montecristo National Park and Cerro El Pital) and north-western Nicaragua.

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

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Black-throated Jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) [XC264170]
by id from Tzontehuitz, Chiapas, Mexico (call)

Black-throated Jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) [XC5258]
by Andrew Spencer from Lagos de Montebello, Chiapas, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Together with Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nanus), Silvery-throated Jay (Cyanolyca argentigula) and White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis) form a monophyletic group.

References
See References.

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