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Mexican Jay Similar Species Comparison

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  • Mexican Jay Adult (Arizona)

    Adult (Arizona)

    Large songbird with long tail and heavy bill. Adults are blue with a gray patch on the back and dingy gray underparts. The intensity of blue varies across their range; birds in Arizona tend to be paler blue.

    © Mauricio López / Macaulay LibraryNuevo León, February 04, 2019
  • Mexican Jay Adult

    Adult

    © Jamie Baker / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 16, 2019

  • Adult (Arizona)

    Lacks a crest, has an all-blue back, and no necklace across the chest.

    © Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryApril 17, 1997
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  • Mexican Jay Adult

    Adult

    Medium-sized crestless jay with dingy gray underparts. Often seen hopping on the ground while foraging for insects and stored acorns.

    © Liam Ragan / Macaulay LibraryArizona, December 29, 2019
  • Mexican Jay Juvenile (Arizona)

    Juvenile (Arizona)

    Juveniles look like adults but have a pale bill. Juveniles in Arizona have a pale bill for 2 years before they acquire the dark bill of adults.

    © Jim Zenor / Macaulay LibraryArizona, March 20, 2020
  • Mexican Jay Adult

    Adult

    © Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 21, 2017
  • Mexican Jay Habitat

    Habitat

    Found in pine, oak, and juniper woodlands.

    © Holger Teichmann / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 24, 2018
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    Crows, Jays, and Magpies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Corvidae)

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