Inca Jay
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(New page: '''Common Name:''' Inca or Green Jay<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Cyanocorax yncas '''Size:''' 11.7-13.6.4 inches (29.5-34.3 cm) '''Habitat:''' South America; broad sweep across the highla...) |
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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:''' Sexes are alike. The crown can appear almost entirely white, with less extensive blue, and there's a prominent black crest behind the bill. 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. It has large nasal bristles that form a distinct tuft. The color of the iris is bright yellow. | '''Nesting:''' Sexes are alike. The crown can appear almost entirely white, with less extensive blue, and there's a prominent black crest behind the bill. 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. It has large nasal bristles that form a distinct tuft. The color of the iris is bright yellow. | ||
