Green Jay
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(New page: '''Common Name:''' Green Jay<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Cyanocorax luxuosus '''Size:''' 10-11.4 inches (25-29 cm) '''Habitat:''' North America; Southern Texas south into Mexico and Centr...) |
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown amount of mature individuals. The range appears to be expnading in Texas. | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown amount of mature individuals. The range appears to be expnading in Texas. | ||
| - | '''Diet:''' Arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit. | + | '''Diet:''' Arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit. They take ebony (''Ebenopsis spp.)'' seeds where these occur, and also any oak species' acorns, which they will cache. Meat and human scraps add to the diet when opportunity arises. Green Jays have been observed using sticks as tools to extract insects from tree bark. |
| - | '''Nesting:''' A Green Jay flock consists of a breeding pair, the current year's nestlings, and one-year-old, non-breeding jays from the previous year's nest. The one-year-olds defend the territory, which aids the parents, but they are ejected from the family flock soon after the current year's nestlings have fledged. | + | '''Nesting:''' Sexes are alike. They have feathers of yellowish-white with blue tips on the top of the head, cheeks and nape. A black bib forms a thick band up to the sides of the head as well as a stripe through the eye line and one above it. The breast and underparts typically are bright to dull yellow, or strongly green-tinged in the far northernmost part of its range. The upper parts are rich green. The color of the iris ranges from dark brownish to hazel. |
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| + | A Green Jay flock consists of a breeding pair, the current year's nestlings, and one-year-old, non-breeding jays from the previous year's nest. The one-year-olds defend the territory, which aids the parents, but they are ejected from the family flock soon after the current year's nestlings have fledged. | ||
Nests are a flimsy open cup of thorny twigs, usually lined with fine roots, vine stems, moss, and dry grass and are placed in trees. The female lays pale greenish white eggs with dark spots near large end. | Nests are a flimsy open cup of thorny twigs, usually lined with fine roots, vine stems, moss, and dry grass and are placed in trees. The female lays pale greenish white eggs with dark spots near large end. | ||
