Transvolcanic Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina)
About the Transvolcanic Jay
The Transvolcanic jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina), is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is endemic to Mexico. What is now the species Aphelocoma ultramarina was originally described in 1825 as Corvus ultramarinus. It was long called the Mexican jay and included what are now the several subspecies of Aphelocoma wollweberi. Taxonomic systems began separating them in 2011 based on differences in plumage and morphology, millions of years of genetic divergence, and no evidence of interbreeding. Aphelocoma ultramarina was then named the Transvolcanic jay and confusingly Aphelocoma wollweberi retained the name Mexican jay. The Transvolcanic jay has two subspecies, the nominate A. u. ultramaria (Bonaparte, 1825) and A. u. colimae (Nelson, 1899).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 15 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- California Scrub JayAphelocoma californicarecording
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