Beautiful jay vs Dwarf jay
The beautiful jay is heavier: 101.3 g against 41 g for the dwarf jay, about 2.5 times the weight.
Photo: Michael Woodruff · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a beautiful jay and a dwarf jay?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The beautiful jay is heavier: 101.3 g against 41 g for the dwarf jay, about 2.5 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Cyanolyca, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Beautiful jay | Dwarf jay | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cyanolyca pulchra | Cyanolyca nanus |
| Family | Corvidae | Corvidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 101.3 g | 41 g – 41.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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