Species · GBIF taxon 2482565
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncasAlso known as Inca Jay, Querrequerre
Inca jays are vibrant, social corvids that travel through the Andean cloud forests in noisy family flocks. They use a diverse array of loud, metallic rattles, whistles, and mimicry to defend their territories and coordinate foraging. These intelligent birds play a vital role in their ecosystem by dispersing seeds and controlling insect populations.
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Licensed referenceFernando Flores from Ciudad de México, Mexico / CC BY-SA 2.0 · cc-by-sa
- diet
- Omnivorous, feeding on insects, fruits, seeds, and small vertebrates
- family
- Corvidae
- threats
- Habitat loss and forest fragmentation
- life Span
- 10 to 15 years
LC
Safe to observe at a normal distance.
- Listen for calls: Locate active flocks by listening for their loud, metallic querre-querre scolding calls.
- Watch the canopy: Scan the mid-story and canopy layers where these birds active forage in groups.