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Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

Description:

Green body with a blue head and a black bib.

Habitat:

Found in southern Texas and throughout Mexico, central America and into northern South America.

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11 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very beautiful!...:)

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

And thank you Arun!

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Yea on Wikipedia it said there is a break in their range in southern Central America, then are common again in South America, very strange. This was at Laguna Attascosa NWR in extreme southern Texas, and they were literally everywhere!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

wow - I'd been hoping to see one in Belize, but they said they were shy and uncommon

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

nice spotting !!

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Thanks Sukaina!

Sukaina
Sukaina 11 years ago

very pretty bird!
nice capture!

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

They are supposed to be here in the Hill Country too. Maybe some day.

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Thanks! They are super common in Mexico and extreme southern Texas, a lot of people consider them trash birds. They are too pretty for me to ever think that!

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

You're so lucky! This is awesome... It's way prettier than I could have ever imagined. I have been waiting to see one of these in my area but no luck yet. Great shot too.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

birds seem to come in every possible color combinations

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 12, 2012
Submitted on Oct 12, 2012

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