White-throated Magpie-Jay - Calocitta formosa

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White-throated Magpie-Jay - Calocitta formosa 

 NF Photo 110202 at La Ensenada (the restaurant)

This is a member of the Magpie-jay family. A member that don´t hesitate to steal your lunch or dinner. Or breakfast. Always checking for things to catch if you don´t look out. But it is beautiful and fun, as long as you don´t live there I guess.

About White-throated Magpie-Jay on wiki
on youtube

World Bird Wednesday LV

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Brown Jay - cyanocorax morio - Psilorhinus morio

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Brown Jay, probably a young one 

NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Linda Vista

Problems with ID:ing birds. One think that ID:ing a bird from these shots would be easy. Well. Maybe if you are a pro, but I am not. I think it is a Brown Jay. Pretty sure of that. But.....

In the book I have, the adult Brown Jay has grey legs, bill and eye-ring. The juvenile has yellow bill and eyering. The book don´t mention the legs of the juvie.  And scientific name is cyanocorax morio.

In the birdlist I recieved from the agency the scientific name of Brown Jay is
Psilorhinus morio. (This link goes to wiki.)

From animal pictures:
Brown Jays vary in plumage geographically: there are two main groups. Northern birds are almost completely dark brown, with lighter brown on the underparts. Southern birds are white-bellied and have bright white tips to the outer tailfeathers. The intergrade zone is in Veracruz.
Adults in both populations have black bills, legs, and feet. Immatures have yellow bare parts, including yellow eye-rings.
Seems like this bird has two scientific names and that the species is devided in two grops, a bit different in coloring of the belly. The intergrade zone is in Veracruz.

 So, my bird with black bill, yellow legs and eyering is probably a youngster from the south as the tail feathers have white tips. Or maybe it is a third spieces. Who knows?

World Bird Wednesday XXXVI

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