The Mexican jay formerly known as the gray-breasted jay, is a New World jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Central Plateau of Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States. In May 2011, the American Ornithologists' Union voted to split the Mexican jay into two species, one retaining the common name Mexican jay and one called the Transvolcanic jay. The Mexican jay is a medium-sized jay with blue upper parts and pale gray underparts. It resembles the Woodhouse's scrub-jay, but has an unstreaked throat and breast. It feeds largely on acorns and pine nuts, but includes many other plant and animal foods in its diet. It has a cooperative breeding system where the parents are assisted by other birds to raise their young. This is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Kaup, JJ 1855
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
2. Jahrgang, VI. Heft, No. 12 p.LV-LVI (footnote)
Protonym:
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Type locality:
Mexico; restricted by Pitelka (1951, Univ. California, Publ. ZooL, 50, p. 330) to Valparaiso Mountains, Zacatecas.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13867979
Avibase ID:
56B8CE7AE77242C1
Avibase ID:
avibase-56B8CE7A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/56B8CE7A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916833
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Mexican Jay ( Aphelocoma wollweberi) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aphelocoma [ultramarina or wollweberi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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