Biology:White-tailed jay

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Short description: Species of bird

White-tailed jay
White-tailed Jay.jpg
In southern Ecuador
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
Species:
C. mystacalis
Binomial name
Cyanocorax mystacalis
(L. E. G. de Sparre, 1835)
Cyanocorax mystacalis map.svg

The white-tailed jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

It exhibits no sexual dimorphism.[2]

It eats beetles, ants, and other insects.[3][4] It forages for them in the open[3][4] at lower strata of vegetation.[5]

with a vocal repetitive hollow call.[3][4]

Jorupe Preserve - Ecuador

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanocorax mystacalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22705735A94033615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705735A94033615.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705735/94033615. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Clayton, Dale H.; Walther, Bruno A. (2005-01-01). "Elaborate ornaments are costly to maintain: evidence for high maintenance handicaps" (in en). Behavioral Ecology 16 (1): 89–95. doi:10.1093/beheco/arh135. ISSN 1045-2249. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "White-tailed Jay - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/whtjay2/overview. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "White-tailed Jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis)" (in en). http://www.hbw.com/species/white-tailed-jay-cyanocorax-mystacalis. 
  5. Davila, Deborah C.; Sanchez, Isai; Vallejos, Jose; Vallejos, Javier; Appleton, Robyn D.; Piana, Renzo P. (2020-02-26). "DIVERSITY AND SEASONALITY OF BIRDS IN PERMANENT WATERHOLES IN THE PERUVIAN NORTHWEST". Ornitología Neotropical 30: 249–255. doi:10.58843/ornneo.v30i0.523. ISSN 1075-4377. http://dx.doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v30i0.523. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2667615 entry