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Azure-hooded Jay

Cyanolyca cucullata

Least Concern
Flügelspannweite
24,8 cm
Gewicht
96,8 g
Familie
Corvidae
Ordnung
Passeriformes

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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.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 24,8 cm 9.8 in
Gewicht 96,8 g 3.41 oz

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: CP,PL.

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Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Familie Corvidae (Crows, Jays & Magpies)
Genus Cyanolyca
Arten Cyanolyca cucullata

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Is the Azure-hooded Jay endangered?
The Azure-hooded Jay has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Azure-hooded Jay nest?
Nest type: CP,PL.
How big is the Azure-hooded Jay?
The Azure-hooded Jay has a wingspan of 24.8 cm, weight of 96.8 g.
What order and family does the Azure-hooded Jay belong to?
The Azure-hooded Jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae.

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