San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus

San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus. Photograph taken in the greater Puerto Vallarta area, Guerrero, March 2014. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

The San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus, is a member of the Corvidae Family of Crows, Jays and Magpies. They are mid-sized in stature. In Mexico they are found in the coastal regions within the Pacific Slope from San Blas, Nayarit south to Guerrero at elevations below 1,200 m (3,900 feet). From a conservation perspective the San Blas Jay is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found in arid dense thickets and semi-humid forests, coconut plantations and mangrove swamps. Their diets are very limited and consists only of insects and corn.