Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae (Crows, Jays)  
Genus: Cyanocorax (8 species, 20 worldwide)


Purplish-backed Jay
Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) ENDEMIC
Rancho las Palomas, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Amy McAndrews     Copyright and usage info


Black-throated Magpie-Jay
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax colliei) ENDEMIC
Nayarit, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Tufted Jay
Tufted Jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Durango Highway, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Ron Knight     Copyright and usage info


White-throated Magpie-Jay
White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus)
Tamarindo, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Cephas     Copyright and usage info


Green Jay
Green Jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
Botanical Garden, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Víctor Manuel Espinosa     Copyright and usage info


Brown Jay
Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) Male
Arenal, Costa Rica
  The male has a yellow eye ring.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


San Blas Jay
San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) ENDEMIC
Botanical Garden, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Víctor Manuel Espinosa     Copyright and usage info


Yucatan Jay
Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus yucatanicus) Male
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  Male has a yellow eye ring.
   
Photograph by James Batt   © All Rights Reserved.



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