Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nanus)
About the Dwarf Jay
The dwarf jay (Cyanolyca nanus) is the smallest bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is endemic to Mexico, and is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. The dwarf jay was originally described in 1847 as Cyanocorax nanus. It was later reassigned to its present genus Cyanolyca that was erected in 1851. The dwarf jay is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 40 recordings for this species: 34 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 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
- Beautiful JayCyanolyca pulchrarecording
- Black-collared JayCyanolyca armillatarecording
- Turquoise JayCyanolyca turcosarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.