Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus)

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

Other Names (World)
Bushy-crested Jay, Hartlaub's Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
30 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 2,450 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) [XC391847]
by Mayron Mckewy Mejia from Finca El Pilar, San Cristobal El Bajo, Sacatepequez, Guatemala (call)

Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax) [XC327701]
by Nick Komar from Fince de Santa Theresa del Mogoton, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua (call)

Subspecies
Along with San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus), 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). Subspecies intergrade in northern and eastern El Salvador and Honduras.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

melanocyaneus (Hartlaub, 1844) - Mountains of Guatemala and southern El Salvador (coast range east to Volcán de Vicente).
chavezi (Miller, W & Griscom, 1925) - Mountains of Honduras and north-western Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) - 10 files

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