Geographic
range: Nearctic - Neotropical: From extreme south Texas and
E Mexico to W Panama. In Mexico only on Atlantic slope from Nuevo
Leon and Tamaulipas south.
Physical characteristics: Large
jay. Two color morphs:
Dark (E Mexico) - overall dark brown body with lighter colored belly.
Lighter (SE Mexico) - overall dark brown,
belly whitish.
Both forms interbreed where sympatric. Adult birds have dark bill
and legs, juveniles orbital ring and bill yellow.
Food habits: Varied diet includes
insects, fruit, seeds, small vertebrates and possibly carrion.
Reproduction: Cooperative breeder.
Typical clutch 2 -7 pale gray eggs, with grayish markings.
Behavior: Usually in groups of 5
-15 individuals.
Habitat: Large variety of habitat from semiarid to humid forested
areas, edges, second growth, also plantations and semi open habitats. |
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