Inca jay vs Tufted jay
The tufted jay is heavier: 181 g against 78.5 g for the inca jay, about 2.3 times the weight.
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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a inca jay and a tufted jay?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The tufted jay is heavier: 181 g against 78.5 g for the inca jay, about 2.3 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Cyanocorax, so they are close relatives.
- The inca jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the tufted jay is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Inca jay | Tufted jay | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Cyanocorax yncas | Cyanocorax dickeyi |
| Family | Corvidae | Corvidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 76.4 g – 88.3 g | 172 g – 181 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10.7 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | 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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