Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Mexican Jay

Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina

Described by: Bonaparte (1825)
Alternate common name(s): Gray-breasted Jay, Grey-breasted Jay, Ultramarine Jay
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 19, 2004 © William Hull  Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 19, 2004 © William Hull  Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 19, 2004 © William Hull  Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 19, 2004 © William Hull  Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 1, 2002 © Rob Pavey 
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Range

(1) Sw. United States in the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico and nw. Mexico (n. Sonora and nw. Chihuahua).
(2) Mountains of w. Mexico (se. Sonora to Durango, Zacatecas and n. Jalisco).
(3) Mountains of wc. Mexico (e. Nayarit and n. Jalisco).
(4) Mountains of ex. sw. Texas and ne. Mexico (s. Nuevo Leon and c. Tamaulipas).
(5) Mountains of ec. Mexico (San Luis Potosi to Queretaro and c. Hidalgo).
(6) Sc. Mexico (Jalisco to Michoacan, Puebla and w. Veracruz).
(7) Mountains of w. Mexico (nw. Jalisco to ne. Colima).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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