Biology:White-tailed jay
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Short description: Species of bird
| White-tailed jay | |
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| In southern Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanocorax |
| Species: | C. mystacalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanocorax mystacalis (L. E. G. de Sparre, 1835)
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The white-tailed jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
It exhibits no sexual dimorphism.[2]
It eats beetles, ants, and other insects.[3][4] It forages for them in the open[3][4] at lower strata of vegetation.[5]
with a vocal repetitive hollow call.[3][4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanocorax mystacalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22705735A94033615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705735A94033615.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705735/94033615. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Clayton, Dale H.; Walther, Bruno A. (2005-01-01). "Elaborate ornaments are costly to maintain: evidence for high maintenance handicaps" (in en). Behavioral Ecology 16 (1): 89–95. doi:10.1093/beheco/arh135. ISSN 1045-2249.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "White-tailed Jay - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/whtjay2/overview.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "White-tailed Jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis)" (in en). http://www.hbw.com/species/white-tailed-jay-cyanocorax-mystacalis.
- ↑ Davila, Deborah C.; Sanchez, Isai; Vallejos, Jose; Vallejos, Javier; Appleton, Robyn D.; Piana, Renzo P. (2020-02-26). "DIVERSITY AND SEASONALITY OF BIRDS IN PERMANENT WATERHOLES IN THE PERUVIAN NORTHWEST". Ornitología Neotropical 30: 249–255. doi:10.58843/ornneo.v30i0.523. ISSN 1075-4377. http://dx.doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v30i0.523.
Wikidata ☰ Q2667615 entry
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