Brown Jay

It occurs from Mexico south into Central America on the Gulf slope. The northernmost extent of the bird is on the Rio Grande in southern Texas, the lower region of the river called the Rio Grande Valley, .

The Brown Jay is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) is a large American Jay which has the habitus of a magpie, but is slightly smaller and with a shorter tail, though the bill is larger. It occurs from Mexico south into Central America on the Gulf slope. The northernmost extent of the bird is on the Rio Grande in southern Texas, the lower region of the river called the Rio Grande Valley, (of Texas). More

Brown Jay: Rare resident in extreme southern Texas; also found in the tropics. Preferred habitats include dense streamside woodlands and thickets. Listen to Call Voice Text " jay! jay! jay!", "kyeeeah, kyeeeah, kyeeeah", "mew mew mew" Interesting Facts * The Brown Jay is the largest North American jay. * They vary in plumage geographically: there are two main groups. More

the brown jay is magically transformed into a blue jay. I love the story's message of unselfish giving, and of wishing good for others. On the other hand, as an Indian myself I can say that my culture places way too much emphasis on skin color, and brown is not the preferred color. I may be reading too much into it, but I just wish that the color BROWN wasn't devalued in this story. More

Brown Jays vary in plumage geographically: there are two main groups. Northern birds are almost completely dark brown, with lighter brown on the underparts. Southern birds are white-bellied and have bright white tips to the outer tailfeathers. The intergrade zone is in Veracruz. Adults in both populations have black bills, legs, and feet. Immatures have yellow bare parts, including yellow eye-rings. More

The Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) is a fairly large and raucous jay of Mexico and Central America. On the north end of its range, it reaches extreme south Texas and on the south it reaches Panama. The shots here were taken in December, 2004, in southern Tamaulipas. Mexico. The adults display a black bill, the immatures a yellow bill and the sub-adults show bills somewhat in between. Various bill coloration is shown by these photos. More

confuse Brown Jay with a female Great-tailed Grackle, but for the most part it is unmistakable. << Select another bird species Brown Jay - Range Map Range Map for Brown Jay News | Contact Us | Help Home | Sites | Events | Bird Info | About Us | Get Involved All content is copyright of World Birding Center unless otherwise noted. More