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 VU    White-throated Jay* Id (Atlas):
    Cyanolyca mirabilis Endemic

Description (9)
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Other Names (World)
White-throated Jay, Omiltemi Jay, Omilteme Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
23 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Nelson, 1903

Habitat
Undisturbed tracts of humid montane forest, favouring cloud oak and pine-oak forests, but has been found in disturbed habitats. From 1,525 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico (B) (NB).

Guerrero (Sierra Madre del Sur) and Oaxaca (Sierra de Miahuatlan and Sierra de Yucuyacua), in south-western Mexico.
 
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradtion through clearance for timber and large-scale agricultural expansion is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Forages in pairs or small groups, but sometimes joins mixed-species flocks in non-breeding season.

Voice
A repeated two-syllable, slightly nasal 'yeeyip yeeyip'. Also a squeaky chirping and nasal 'reek' alarm call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

 
White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis) [XC775984]
     by Jon King from Omiltemi, Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico (call)

 
White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis) [XC58037]
     by Jon King from Ejido Carrizal de Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

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


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis) - 9 files


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