OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Cyanocorax ("cyan crow") formosus ("beautiful")
White-throated Magpie-jay (Cyanocorax formosus) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Cyanocorax formosus pompatus
Weight: 205-213g / Length: 43-56cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A resident of the Pacific Slope of Central America with Costa Rica representing its most sourtherly point. They are social birds, often travelling in small noisy flocks. It was formerly considered to have a fourth subspecies, but that is now considered its own species as the Black-throated Magpie-jay.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
SUBSPECIES: C. f. formosus, C. f. azureus, C. f. pompatus
- Sighting Locations -
Common resident of North-West Costa-Rica
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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