Azure-hooded Jay vs Ratchet-tailed Treepie

Cyanolyca cucullata compared with Temnurus temnurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Azure-hooded Jay Ratchet-tailed Treepie
Scientific Name Cyanolyca cucullata Temnurus temnurus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Corvidae Corvidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 24.8 cm (9.8 in) 26.3 cm (10.4 in)
Weight 96.8 g (3.41 oz) 138.0 g (4.87 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Azure-hooded Jay only

None

Ratchet-tailed Treepie only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Azure-hooded Jay

Least Concern

Ratchet-tailed Treepie

About These Birds

Azure-hooded Jay

The Azure-hooded Jay is a corvid found in cloud forests of Mexico and Central America, weighing about 96.8g with a wingspan of 24.8cm. It has a distinctive azure-blue hood contrasting with its dark body and is a social, vocal species. It forages in small groups for insects, fruit, and small vertebrates in montane forest.

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