White-throated jay
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanolyca
Species:
C. mirabilis
Binomial name
Cyanolyca mirabilis
Nelson, 1903

The white-throated jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis), also known as the Omiltemi jay,[2] is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur ranges of Mexico.[1]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Cyanolyca mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22705675A116998688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705675A116998688.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Howell, Steve N. G.; Webb, Sophie (1995). A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 0198540124. OCLC 837657875.


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