Unicolored Jay (Aphelocoma unicolor)
About the Unicolored Jay
The unicolored jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. The unicolored jay was originally described in 1847 as Cyanocorax unicolor. Its current genus Aphelocoma is from Latinized Ancient Greek apheles- (from ἀφελής-) "simple" + Latin coma (from Greek kome κόμη) "hair", in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays. It is apparently a basal member of the genus. The unicolored jay has these five subspecies: A. u. guerrerensis Nelson, 1903 A. u. concolor (Cassin, 1848) A. u. oaxacae Pitelka, 1946 A. u. unicolor (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) A. u. griscomi Van Rossem, 1928
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 41 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 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 Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- California Scrub JayAphelocoma californicarecording
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