Yucatan Jay

Cyanocorax yucatanicus (Dubois, AJC, 1875)

Corvidae — Crows, Jays

Yucatan Jay, Cyanocorax yucatanicus, is a bird of Middle America, breeding in the Yucatán Peninsula. It belongs to the crow family and was first described by Alphonse Dubois in 1875. It is found in dry forest, plantations and cleared ground, and occurs up to 250 m. The adult has a black head and underparts, with blue on the back, wings and tail. It also has a black bill, black eye rings, and yellow legs and feet. Young birds have a yellow bill.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae — Crows, Jays
Breeding range
Middle America: Yucatán Pen.
Yucatan Jay
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Tours where you can spot this bird

13 tours in Mexico

Private Calakmul Birding Arranged by Rio Bec Dreams
Private Calakmul Birding Arranged by Rio Bec Dreams
Mexico / Xpujil Private tour

Private birding arranged for Rio Bec Dreams guests, exploring a 50-hectare forest property inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve with a cert...

Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

An easy private half-day from Merida visiting productive local birding sites with SUV transport and a spotting scope....

From USD 150
Private Half-Day Northern Yucatan Endemics Birding Tour
Private Half-Day Northern Yucatan Endemics Birding Tour
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

A private morning combining dry forest and ranch country with the northern coast in search of Yucatan Peninsula specialties and endemics....

From USD 150
Private Full-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Private Full-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 12h

A dawn-to-dusk private circuit linking Merida wetlands, tropical dry forest and the northern Yucatan coast for a broad mix of birds....

From USD 250
Private Half-Day Southern Yucatan Jungle Birding Tour
Private Half-Day Southern Yucatan Jungle Birding Tour
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

A private morning from Merida into the more humid forests of southern Yucatan, with an easy two-to-three-kilometre birding walk....

From USD 175
Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Mexico / Yucatan Peninsula Private tour 1 day

A custom birding and nature photography experience in the Yucatan Peninsula, designed around target birds, family needs or Maya-history inte...

Riviera Maya Area Birding Day
Riviera Maya Area Birding Day
Mexico / Riviera Maya Private tour 1 day

A flexible Riviera Maya birding day from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum or nearby resorts....

Puerto Morelos Toh Reserve Birding
Puerto Morelos Toh Reserve Birding
Mexico / Puerto Morelos Private tour 1 day

A Puerto Morelos birding visit to Toh Reserve for Yucatan forest birds, migrants and Riviera Maya birders with limited time....

Calakmul Birding Expedition
Calakmul Birding Expedition
Mexico / Calakmul Private tour 1 day

A full birding day in Calakmul combining the forest road, archaeological site and optional bat volcano evening spectacle....

Coba Birding Tour with Lagoon and Ruins
Coba Birding Tour with Lagoon and Ruins
Mexico / Coba Private tour 1 day

A birdwatching tour around Coba combining secondary forest, lagoon habitat and the Coba archaeological zone....

Xocen Reserve Birding from Valladolid
Xocen Reserve Birding from Valladolid
Mexico / Valladolid Private tour 1 day

A half-day or full-day birding visit to Xocen Reserve south of Valladolid for forest and scrub specialties....

Uxmal and Puuc Route Birding Day
Uxmal and Puuc Route Birding Day
Mexico / Uxmal Private tour 1 day

A birding day around Uxmal and the Puuc Route for Yucatan endemics, low forest birds and optional archaeology....

Private Birding Day from Merida
Private Birding Day from Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 1 day

A flexible birding day from Merida combining Yucatan lowland forest, coastal wetlands and optional afternoon city birding....