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Brown Jay

Cyanocorax morioOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Crows and Jays (Corvidae)

Codes: Common Name: BRJA Scientific Name: CYAMOR ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179715

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like 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

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Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body

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

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like 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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Brown Jay

Brown Jay: Large, crestless jay with dark brown upperparts and paler brown underparts grading toward white under white-tipped tail. Head is darker brown with thick, black bill. Legs and feet are black. Feeds on insects, eggs, vertebrates, seeds, nuts, fruits and berries. Steady and bouyant flight.

● Song: " jay! jay! jay!", "kyeeeah, kyeeeah, kyeeeah", "mew mew mew"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brown Jay: Eats a wide variety of insects, small vertebrates, eggs, seeds, nuts, fruits, and berries; forages in trees, shrubs, and on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Brown Jay: One to eight blue-gray eggs marked with brown are laid in a cup of twigs, usually built on a tree branch far out from the trunk. Incubation ranges from 18 to 20 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Brown Jay: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Steady buoyant, somewhat bouncy wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Brown Jay: Rare resident in extreme southern Texas; also found in the tropics. Preferred habitats include dense streamside woodlands and thickets.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationUncommon to rare

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight7.2 Ounces

Perching-like Head

Perching-like Body

Perching-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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Brown Jay

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