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Mexican Jay (Couch's)

Aphelocoma wollweberi couchii

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Corvidae

The Mexican jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi) formerly known as the gray-breasted jay, is a New World jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Central Plateau of Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States. In May 2011, the American Ornithologists' Union voted to split the Mexican jay into two species, one retaining the common name Mexican jay and one called the Transvolcanic jay. The Mexican jay is a medium-sized jay with blue upper parts and pale gray underparts.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 23Mexico · 1