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;[[: Category:Calocitta|Calocitta]] colliei | ;[[: Category:Calocitta|Calocitta]] colliei | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Juvenile''': white tip on crest. The patch below eye is smaller and darker blue. | '''Juvenile''': white tip on crest. The patch below eye is smaller and darker blue. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Endemic to western [[Mexico]] | + | Endemic to western [[Mexico]], (south-eastern Sonora to Jalisco and Colima) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species, which has in the past been considered part of [[White-throated Magpie-Jay]]. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which has in the past been considered part of [[White-throated Magpie-Jay]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Tropical dry forest. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | The large cup nest of sticks is lined with softer material. The clutch consists of 3 to 7 brown and grey spotted whitish eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calocitta+colliei}} | {{GSearch|Calocitta+colliei}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calocitta]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calocitta]] | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 30 April 2010
- Calocitta colliei
Identification
58.5 to 76.5 cm, including the very long tail
- Blue upperparts
- White tips to tail
- White underparts
- Black head, throat, chest and crest
- Light blue crescent over eyes and patch under eye
- Black bill and legs
Juvenile: white tip on crest. The patch below eye is smaller and darker blue.
Distribution
Endemic to western Mexico, (south-eastern Sonora to Jalisco and Colima)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which has in the past been considered part of White-throated Magpie-Jay.
Habitat
Tropical dry forest.
Behaviour
Breeding
The large cup nest of sticks is lined with softer material. The clutch consists of 3 to 7 brown and grey spotted whitish eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Magpie-Jay. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Magpie-Jay
