Black-throated jay
Cyanolyca pumilo (Strickland, 1849)
The black-throated jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 47 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-throated jay
- Weight
- 47 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-throated jay live?
Not recorded
What is the black-throated jay?
The black-throated jay or Strickland's jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
From the Wikipedia article “Black-throated jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-throated_jay&oldid=1380728426), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black-throated jay endangered?
The black-throated jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the black-throated jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCyanolyca
- SpeciesCyanolyca pumilo (Strickland, 1849)
Synonyms Cyanocorax pumilo, Cyanolyca pumilo nigrogularis
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- قيق أسود الحنجرةArabic
- gaig golanegreCatalan
- sojka černohrdláCzech
- sgrech yddfdduWelsh
- Sortstrubet AzurskadeDanish
- SchwarzkehlhäherGerman
- nigragorĝa garoloEsperanto
- querre-querreSpanish
- Arrendajo de nieblaSpanish
- Arrendajo gorjinegroSpanish
- Chara de nieblaSpanish
- Chara gorjinegraSpanish
- Urraca de nieblaSpanish
- Urraca gorjinegraSpanish
- guatemaala sininäärEstonian
- mustakurkkunaakkaFinnish
- Geai à gorge noireFrench
- Geai-bleu à gorge noireFrench
- crnogrla šojkaCroatian
- feketetorkú szajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia golaneraItalian
- ノドグロアオカケスJapanese
- juodagurklis meksikinis kėkštasLithuanian
- Wíiʼii bizééʼ halzhinígííNavajo
- ZwartkeeldwerggaaiDutch
- mayaskrikeNorwegian
- modrowronka czarnogardłaPolish
- gaio-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
- Черногорлая сойкаRussian
- черногорлая мексиканская сойкаRussian
- kapuciarka čiernohrdláSlovak
- Crnogrla krejaSerbian
- svartstrupig skrikaSwedish
- Kara Gerdanlı Mavi KargaTurkish
- гагер чорногорлийUkrainian
- 黑喉蓝头鹊Chinese
- 黑喉藍頭鵲Chinese
Relatives of the black-throated jay
Other species in the same genus Cyanolyca.
Dwarf jay
Cyanolyca nanus
Azure-hooded jay
Cyanolyca cucullata
Silvery-throated jay
Cyanolyca argentigula
Beautiful jay
Cyanolyca pulchra
Turquoise jay
Cyanolyca turcosa
Black-collared jay
Cyanolyca armillata
CompareBlack-throated jay vs Dwarf jayBlack-throated jay vs Azure-hooded jayBlack-throated jay vs Silvery-throated jayBlack-throated jay vs Beautiful jay
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-throated jay?
An adult black-throated jay weighs 47 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-throated jay endangered?
The black-throated jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-throated jay?
The black-throated jay (Cyanolyca pumilo) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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