Brown Jay

Cyanocorax morio

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Crows and Jays (Corvidae)

Code 4

BRJA

Code 6

CYAMOR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Light brown in young, becoming dark brown at maturity.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark Brown
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Brown
Throat Color: Brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 38-43 cm (15-17 in)
Weight: 204 g (7.2 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White washed with yellow-brown.
Upperparts: Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Steady buoyant, somewhat bouncy wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 76 cm (30 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Brown
Under Tail: Brown
Leg Color: Black

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