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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Crows, Jays and Magpies (Corvidae) | |||||||||||||
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2010-07-25 Presa La Colorada (agu), Mexico
Subspecies: cyanotis Adult. Typical with the dark underside, limited blue wedge down the side of the breast and almost absent white eyebrow. This altogether makes it very similar to Mexican Jay - the two being difficult to separate in this area. Best to do it by voice, and perhaps behavior where Mexican Jay probably is more social than the other scrub jays. Recorded two birds this day. Don't know if both photos are of the same bird, or one of each of them. |
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(1 photos)
2010-11-12 Laguna Hanson (bcn), Mexico
Subspecies: woodhouseii (Woodhouse's) Adults. From the range map these birds ought to be California Scrub-Jays,but they show clear characters of Woodhouse with the dark gray underside and especially the lack of the clear blue wedge down the side of the breast. Can't remember the observation, but will keep it here until further proof of the opposite. |
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3266
(4 photos)
2019-11-25 Jardín Botánico de UNAM (cdmx), Mexico
Subspecies: cyanotis (mostly by location) A rather dark bird which makes it belong to the northern group Woodhouse rather than the Sumischrast group from the south which shows paler birds. As seen here the Mexican birds in this part of the country show a weak white eyebrow which from a distance can be confusingly difficult to see. Especially if the breast contrast is not see, it then could be taken for a Transvolcanic Jay. One bird only, and disappeared almost as soon as it arrived. |