White-throated Magpie-Jay

White-throated Magpie-Jay hybridizes in Jalisco with Black-throated Magpie-Jay , with which it forms a superspecies. There are three recognised subspecies, the nominate race, which is only found in southern Mexico; C. f. azurea, which is found in south eastern Mexico and western Guatemala, and C. f. pompata, which runs from south eastern Mexico to Costa Rica.

The White-throated Magpie-Jay is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta formosa is a large Central American jay species. It ranges in Pacific-slope thornforest from Jalisco, Mexico to Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers. White-throated Magpie-Jay White-throated Magpie-Jay hybridizes in Jalisco with Black-throated Magpie-Jay (C. colliei), with which it forms a superspecies. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

This species interbreeds with the White-throated Magpie-Jay in Jalisco and Colima, where intermediate birds are common. It has been considered a subspecies of the White-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta formosa colliei. The binomial commemorates the Scottish naturalist Alexander Collie. References - 1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2004). Calocitta colliei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 06 June 2007. More

The White-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta formosa, is a large Central American jay species. It ranges in Pacific-slope thornforest from Jalisco, Mexico to Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers. More

white-throated magpie-jay can be found in the same habitat in part of its range, so there's one of the ten species, at least, though I don't think I have time at the moment to try to identify more. More

The White-throated Magpie-jay is large jay that ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica. It is gregarious and often travels in flocks of 5 – 10 birds. They are noisy birds that will mob their observers. Physical Description The White-throated Magpie-jay has an average length of 20 inches, with its long tail accounting for about half that length. Its upperparts, including the wings and much of its tail, are blue/blue-grayish in color. More