Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor)

Other Names (World)
Unicolored Jay, Unicoloured Jay, Uni-colored Jay, Uni-coloured Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Du Bus De Gisignies, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,300 - 3,300 m, occasionally 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A single musical 'chwenk'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) [XC351415]
by Joren van Schie from Mexico, Oaxaca, Road 175 Km 90- 80, Mexico (call)

Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) [XC218880]
by Frank Lambert from Valle Nacional road, Oaxaca, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Relationships of this species with the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) group and Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) yet to be resolved, as recent studies indicate that divergence of these three major lineages within the genus was apparently rapid, leading to conflict among genetic markers.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

concolor (Cassin, 1848) - Eastern Mexico (eastern Hidalgo, west-central Veracruz, M�xico, Puebla).
guerrerensis Nelson, 1903 - South-western Mexico (near Omilteme, in Guerrero).
oaxacae Pitelka, 1946 - Central highlands of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico.
unicolor (Du Bus De Gisignies, 1847) - Southern Mexico (around San Cristóbal and eastern along Sierra Madre to Pico de Loro, in Chiapas) and Guatemala (eastern in Sierra de las Minas to Chilasco).
griscomi van Rossem, 1928 - El Salvador and western Honduras (from Los Esesmiles and Mt Pucca east to Alto Contoral and Rancho Quemado).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) - 10 files

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