San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus)

Other Scientific Names
Cissilopha sanblasianus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
San Blas Jay, Black-and-blue Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1842)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

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 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) [XC265113]
by Andrew Spencer from Barranca El Choncho, Jalisco, Mexico (call)

San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) [XC332995]
by Manuel Grosselet from flamingos golf club, bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Along with Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus), Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) and Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) were formerly placed together in a separate genus, Cissilopha (the black-and-blue jays of Middle America). Has been thought to form a superspecies with Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

nelsoni (Bangs & Penard, TE, 1919) - South-western Mexico, from Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima south to western Guerrero.
sanblasianus (Lafresnaye, 1842) - Central coastal region of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) - 10 files

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