Scientific Name: Psilorhinus morioPopulation Estimate: 2M
Range / Habitat: Resident on eastern slope of Mexico through the Yucatan and into Central America. Found primarily in subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest but can also be seen on dry savanna.
Field Notes: Large, boisterous jay with dark brown head, bill, neck and back. Belly and undertail coverts white. Light morph shown above; there is also a dark morph with dusky belly and all brown tail. Like other jays in this region, juveniles have yellow bills and eye rings which disappear by the 2nd winter.
Personal Notes: Seen at Muyil ruins in the Yucatan and subsequently photographed at the Tikal ruins in Guatemala. Ubiquitous at Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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