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The black-throated magpie-jay was formally described in 1829 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors from a specimen collected at San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico.The specimen had been obtained by members of an expedition to explore the western coast of North America captained by Frederick William Beechey on HMS Blossom.
Black-throated magpie-jay: west Mexico Cyanocorax formosus: White-throated magpie-jay: southwest Mexico to Costa Rica C.morio lineage (Psilorhinus): Caribbean Central America Cyanocorax morio: Brown jay: widespread in eastern Mexico and Central America, also in south Texas C.cyanomelas group (Uroleuca): South America Cyanocorax caeruleus
The black-throated jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Chiapas , Guatemala and Honduras . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .
Their strong black beaks have a small hooked tip and minimal bristles. They have slightly rounded, medium-to-long tails and relatively short wings. A feathered crest is more pronounced in Steller's jay. Both species are blue, black, and white with distinct black-banded tails and wings—a unique trait among American corvids.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) as the type species. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".
Adults in both populations have black bills, legs, and feet. Immatures have yellow bare parts, including yellow eye-rings. The voice is a loud but low-pitched pee-ah call and is often modified to suit its situation or mood.
Cyanolyca is a genus of small jays found in humid highland forests in southern Mexico, Central America and the Andes in South America.All are largely blue and have a black mask.
The tufted jay weighs on average 181 g (6.4 oz), although it is unknown if this varies between sexes. [17] The tufted jay somewhat visually similar to the black-throated magpie-jay, although the magpie-jay is bluer, has a larger crest, and a significantly longer tail. It is also overall more bright in colouration than the tufted jay.