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;[[: Category:Calocitta|Calocitta]] colliei | ;[[: Category:Calocitta|Calocitta]] colliei | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 58–77 cm (22¾-30¼ in), 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<br /> | ||
| + | '''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).<br /> Introduced to [[California]] and [[Baja California]]. | ||
| + | Common to fairly common in its small range. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species, which has in the past been considered part of [[White-throated Magpie-Jay]]. | + | [[Image:DSC 9074.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br />San Diego, [[California]], November 2018]] |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which has in the past been considered part of [[White-throated Magpie-Jay]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Dry bushy country, thorn forest, deciduous open and riparian forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Feeds on invertebrates, fruits and berries. Often foraging together with passerines such as [[Yellow-winged Cacique]]. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Eggs are reported in April. 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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Calocitta+colliei}} | {{GSearch|Calocitta+colliei}} | ||
| + | Search the Gallery Using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Black-throated Magpie-Jay"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calocitta]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calocitta]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:21, 8 April 2022
- Calocitta colliei
Identification
58–77 cm (22¾-30¼ in), 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).
Introduced to California and Baja California.
Common to fairly common in its small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which has in the past been considered part of White-throated Magpie-Jay.
Habitat
Dry bushy country, thorn forest, deciduous open and riparian forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on invertebrates, fruits and berries. Often foraging together with passerines such as Yellow-winged Cacique.
Breeding
Eggs are reported in April. 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Magpie-Jay. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Magpie-Jay
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery Using the common name:
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