#calocitta

[herpsandbirds]

Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), family Corvidae, Tijuana River Valley, near San Diego, CA, USA

photograph by Sam S

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

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[inatungulates]

Acapulco white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus acapulcensis

With white-throated magpie-jay Calocitta formosa

Observed by rodrigoarrazola, CC BY-NC

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Black-throated Magpie-Jay

Photo: Ad Konings

"Spectacular, large, and very long-tailed jay of tropical lowland forest, plantations, and semiopen areas with hedges and tall trees; ranges from humid to fairly dry areas. Usually in small groups and can be surprisingly inconspicuous if feeding quietly. At other times, unavoidably noisy and impossible to overlook. No similar species in range: note crest, black face and throat, and very long, white-edged tail that flows out behind in flight."

- eBird

[proton-wobbler]

Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei)

"Weird corvids are cool and these guys have very long tails!" "It has a beautiful, majestic tail and a crest, along with pleasing to the eye colors."

Over half of this bird's length is its tail! What the heck! It is a bird of Northwestern Mexico, though there are multiple escapee populations along Baja California, as this bird is often sold in the unregulated pet trade. Where it overlaps with White-throated Magpie-Jay (Colima and Jalisco), the two often hybridize. There seems to be some talk on whether or not this makes Black-throated Magpie-Jay a subspecies of White-throated, which already has several other subspecies listed.

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Image Source: eBird (Sam S)

[spinus-pinus]

White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa

7/27/2023 Guanacaste, Costa Rica

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38038270] Black-Throated Magpie || Calocitta colliei Observed in Mexico Least Concern in location of observation

[siravalon]

Underrated Corvids

Hello tis I, the bird nerd, here to yap about birds.

Everyone knows corvids: we’ve got crows, ravens, magpies, jays, rooks, and jackdaws. I wanna share some underappreciated corvids and some corvid facts!

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Treepies

Treepies (Crypsirininae) are a subfamily of the Corvidae family who can be found within parts of Southern Asia. A total of twelve species of treepie are known: the collared treepie, grey treepies, rufous treepies, white bellied treepies, racket tailed treepies, bornean treepies, andaman treepies, hooded treepies, sumatran treepie, ratchet (not racket) tailed treepies, malayan and bornean black magpies, (are actually treepies!). Treepies share many similarities with magpies, such as general shape and intelligence.

Choughs

Choughs (Pyrrhocorax) are another lesser known subgroup of corvids. Some species of chough include the red-billed chough, and alpine choughs. White winged choughs do not belong to ghe Pyrrhocorax group, rather another, non-corvid group known as Corcoracidae.

Hooded Crows

I really just wanted to include my favorite kind of crow. The hooded crow can be found throughout Europe and Asia. They share similar coloration with jackdaws, but have a larger body and longer bill. Hooded crows are known by many nicknames: hoodies, scald crow, or grey crow.

Magpie-Jays

Magpie-jays (Calocitta) are a specific kind of jay that can be found in southern parts of North America, (usually Mexico). The two known species of magpie-jays are black-throated magpie-jays and white-throated magpie-jays

Lidth’s/Amami Jays

Native to only Japan, the lidth’s jay is a member of the genus Garrulus, old world jays, which includes two other jays: Eurasian jays and black-headed jays.

Thick-billed Ravens

This guys look so silly, so I had to include them. Thick-billed ravens share similarities with the white necked raven, but can be distinguished by the placement of their white marking, as it it found on the back of their head rather than neck. They are found within the Horn of Africa, Eritrea, Somalia, and Ethiopia.

I may be sharing more of these bird infodumps again this was fun lol.

[koval-ptaki-birds]

106) Calocitta formosa; Srokal białogardły, white-throated magpie-jay (sroko-sójka białogardła) - duży gatunek sroko-sójki środkowoamerykańskiej. Występuje w lasach cierniowych Pacific-slope od Jalisco w Meksyku do Guanacaste w Kostaryce. Sroko-sójki to hałaśliwe, stadne ptaki, często podró��ujące w łatwych do znalezienia stadach, atakujące obserwatorów.

Sroko-sójka białogardła została formalnie opisana w 1827 roku przez angielskiego przyrodnika Williama Johna Swainsona na podstawie okazu zebranego przez przyrodnika Williama Bullocka w Temascaltepec w Meksyku. Swainson ukuł nazwę binominalną Pica formosa. Epitet gatunkowy pochodzi od łacińskiego formosus oznaczającego „piękny”. Sroko-sójka białogardła jest jedną z dwóch sójek obecnie umieszczonych w rodzaju Calocitta, który został wprowadzony w 1841 roku przez angielskiego zoologa George'a Roberta Graya, a sroko-sójka białogardła jest gatunkiem typowym. Sroko-sójka białogardła krzyżuje się w Jalisco ze sroko-sójką czarnogardłą (C. colliei), z którą tworzy supergatunek. Istnieją trzy uznane podgatunki:

rasa nominatywna - występująca tylko w południowym Meksyku

C. f. azurea występująca w południowo-wschodnim Meksyku i zachodniej Gwatemali

C. f. pompata - występująca od południowo-wschodniego Meksyku do Kostaryki.

Sroko-sójka białogardła jest związana z szeroką gamą siedlisk od środowisk suchych do półwilgotnych lasów, od poziomu morza do 1250 m (4100 stóp), chociaż tylko sporadycznie powyżej 800 m (2600 stóp). Występuje rzadko w lasach kaktusów kolumnowych, ale jest powszechna w lasach cierniowych, lasach galeriowych, lasach liściastych, na skrajach lasów i obszarach uprawnych, takich jak plantacje kawy. Gatunek ten nie podejmuje żadnych ruchów migracyjnych, chociaż samce rozpraszają się z dala od swoich terytoriów rodzinnych kilka lat po opierzeniu. Jest to gatunek powszechny w całym swoim zasięgu i nie jest uważany za zagrożony przez działalność człowieka.

[this-is-a-nice-stick]

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa)

© Roger Sparks

[birdblues]

White-throated Magpie-Jay

[herpsandbirds]

Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), family Corvidae, Tijuana River Valley, near San Diego, CA, USA

photograph by Gerald Friesen

[fascinator-birds]

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa)

© Dubi Shapiro

[frinsek]

Calocitta formosa Playa Conchal - Costa Rica The white-crested magpie-jay is widespread along the Central American Pacific coast, populating an area that extends from central-western Mexico (starting from Jalisco) to northwestern Costa Rica, through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. They are quite adaptable birds as they populate the wooded and bushy areas from arid to semi-humid, up to 1200 m of altitude. It measures about 50 cm in length, about half of which is tail. The plumage is unmistakable: the neck, back, wings and tail are of a color that can go from bright blue to gray-blue, while the chest, belly and undertail are chalk white. It's a bird with essentially diurnal lifestyle habits, that lives alone, in couples or in small family groups (especially after the breeding season). This animal spends most of the day in the trees or bushes in search for food, going down to the ground little and only for the time necessary to catch any prey. La urraca copetona se extiende a lo largo de la costa del Pacífico centroamericano, poblando un área que se extiende desde el centro-oeste de México (desde Jalisco) hasta el noroeste de Costa Rica, pasando por Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador y Nicaragua. Son aves bastante adaptables, ya que pueblan las zonas boscosas y tupidas de áridos a semihúmedos, hasta 1200 m de altitud. Mide unos 50 cm de longitud, aproximadamente la mitad de la cual es la cola. El plumaje es inconfundible: el cuello, la espalda, las alas y la cola son de un color que puede ir del azul brillante al azul grisáceo, mientras que el pecho, el vientre y la cola son blancos. Es un ave con hábitos de vida esencialmente diurnos, que vive solo, en parejas o en pequeños grupos familiares. Este animal pasa la mayor parte del día en los árboles o arbustos en busca de alimento, baja al suelo poco y solo durante el tiempo necesario para atrapar a cualquier presa. #calocittaformosa #calocitta #animal #nature #centralamericatravel #centralamerica #pacificcoast #costarica #guanacaste #playaconchal #brasilito #bluebird #urraca #gazza #centroamerica #travel #discoveranimals #aves #avescostarica #azul #blue #wildearthexplorer #wildele (presso Playa Conchal, Guanacaste) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aZReQoZNQ/?igshid=7dcbn5q3xwba

[corvid-mania]

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa)

© Roger Sparks

[transbirds]

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa)

© Jean and Bob Hilscher