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Cyanocorax yucatanicus
immature Yucatan Jay
Photo by gatafrancesca
Photo taken: Kabah, Yucatán, Mexico.
adult Yucatan Jay
Photo credit: Peter R. Bono
Date: 2009-01-22
Location: Barcelo Maya Beach Resort, Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Identification

Adult - black bill, black orbital ring.

Juvenile - yellow bill, yellow orbital ring.

Distribution

Belize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico.

Taxonomy

There are two recognized subspecies.1

  • C. y. yucatanicus
  • C. y. rivularis
    • Tabasco and southwestern Campeche, southeastern Mexico

Habitat

Dry forests.

Behaviour

They are cooperative breeders.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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