Unicolored jay
Aphelocoma unicolor (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
The unicolored jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 124 g to 130 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the unicolored jay
- Weight
- 124 g – 130 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 unicolored jay live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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Is the unicolored jay endangered?
The unicolored 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 unicolored jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusAphelocoma
- SpeciesAphelocoma unicolor (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
Synonyms Cyanocorax unicolor
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Unicoloured jayEnglish
- Unicoloured jayEnglish
- قيق أحادي اللونArabic
- gaig de bardissa unicolorCatalan
- sojka jednobarváCzech
- sgrech unlliwWelsh
- IndigokratskadeDanish
- EinfarbhäherGerman
- unukolora garoloEsperanto
- Unukolora makisgaroloEsperanto
- Chara unicolorSpanish
- maia sininäärEstonian
- sinipensasnärhiFinnish
- Geai unicoloreFrench
- Geai-bleu unicoloreFrench
- modra šojkaCroatian
- egyszínű szajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia unicoloreItalian
- ムジアオカケスJapanese
- vienspalvis krūmyninis kėkštasLithuanian
- Zilais krūmu sīlisLatvian
- Tsʼánídílzhiʼí dootłʼizhígííNavajo
- Leiblauwe GaaiDutch
- indigoskrikeNorwegian
- modrowronka jednobarwnaPolish
- gaio-unicolorPortuguese
- Одноцветная сойкаRussian
- Одноцветная кустарниковая сойкаRussian
- kapuciarka jednofarebnáSlovak
- Modra krejaSerbian
- indigoskrikaSwedish
- Tek Renkli KargaTurkish
- сойка однобарвнаUkrainian
- 纯色丛鸦Chinese
- 純色灌叢鴉Chinese
Relatives of the unicolored jay
Other species in the same genus Aphelocoma.
Florida scrub jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
California scrub jay
Aphelocoma californica
Transvolcanic jay
Aphelocoma ultramarina
Island jay
Aphelocoma insularis
Mexican jay
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Woodhouse's jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
CompareUnicolored jay vs Florida scrub jayUnicolored jay vs California scrub jayUnicolored jay vs Transvolcanic jayUnicolored jay vs Island jay
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the unicolored jay?
An adult unicolored jay weighs 124 g – 130 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the unicolored jay endangered?
The unicolored 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 unicolored jay?
The unicolored jay (Aphelocoma unicolor) 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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