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Least Concern

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) — Crows, Jays & Magpies of Central America & Caribbean.

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The Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a member of the Corvidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 78.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Corvidae Crows, Jays
  4. Genus Cyanocorax
  5. Species yncas

Where it lives

Southern Texas to Honduras

Quick facts

Weight
78.5 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Corvidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Green Jay is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Green Jay is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) belongs to the Corvidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA s Texas to Honduras.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 78.5 g, with a wing length of about 12.2 cm and a tail of around 13.9 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.1 million km².

Songs & calls

Green Jay — Alarm call

Recorded by Julio Delgado Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Green Jay?

The Green Jay is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 78.5 g.

Where does the Green Jay live?

The Green Jay is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA s Texas to Honduras, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Green Jay belong to?

The Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) belongs to the Corvidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Green Jay eat?

The Green Jay is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Does the Green Jay migrate?

The Green Jay is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Green Jay endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Green Jay make?

1 real field recording of the Green Jay — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Green Jay's range?

The Green Jay has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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