Species Information
Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 242
Number of Mapped Locations: 714
Number of Observations: 1119
Observation date range: 10-15-1913 to 05-07-2022
External Links
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Species Related Publications
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2012
Smith, J. and K. Johnson. 2012. NHNM Zoology bird data exported from various databases for incorporation into NM Biotics. Natural Heritage New Mexico.
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2013
Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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2015
Heberling, N. 2015. Shapefile of wildlife polygons in Cibola National Forest. USFS
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2010
Hathcock, Chuck. 2010. [E-mail between Chuck Hathcock and Kris Johnson]. November 2010. Pinyon Jay Sitings. On File at: New Mexico Natural Heritage, Albuquerque, NM. ENV-ES, Environmental Stewardship Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
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2016
Johnson, K. 2016. Pinyon Jay nesting colony near Navajo Lake. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico.
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1978
Bureau of Land Management. 1978. Miscellaneous raptor and songbird surveys on BLM lands in Northern New Mexico.
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1996
Stahlecker, D. 1996. Willow flycatcher and raptor survey data sheets for work on the BLM Rio Puerco Resource Area. For U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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2012
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2012. Year-end permit report. Conservation Services, NMDGF.
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2001
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2001. Breeding Bird Surveys in the Albuquerque Field Office Area of the Bureau of Land Management. 57 p.
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2002
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2002. Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Surveys: Annual Report. 20 p.
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2002
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2002. Field inventory of breeding birds in the Albuquerque Resource Area. 52 p.
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2003
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2003. Field inventory of the breeding birds in the Albuquerque Resource Area. 82 p.
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2005
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2005. Willow Flycatcher surveys at Bluewater Canyon, Lost Valley, and San Ysidro, New Mexico. 41 p.
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2005
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2005. Field inventory of breeding birds at seven riparian sites in Cibola and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico. 31 p.
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2006
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2006. Willow Flycatcher surveys at Bluewater Canyon, Lost Valley, and San Ysidro, New Mexico.
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2007
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2007. Breeding bird surveys at seven riparian sites in the Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque Resource Area.
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Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2010. Breeding Bird Surveys at seven riparian sites in the Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque Resource Area.
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2012
Johnson, K., L. Wickersham, T. Neville, G. Sadoti, J. Smith, J. Wickersham, and C. Finley. 2012. Habitat use at multiple scales by Pinyon-Juniper Birds on Department of Defense Lands II: Nest and Territory/Colony Scale. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publ. N
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2012
Johnson K., J. Smith, 2012. Grassland/Shrubland Raptor Surveys at Holloman Air Force Base, NM 2009-2011. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publ. No. 12-GTR-372. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 30 p.
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2012
Johnson, K., J. Smith, and N. Petersen. 2012. Pinyon Jays and Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands at Kirtland Air Force Base. Natural Heritage Publ. No. 12-GTR-374 . Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 23 p.
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2014
Petersen, N., K. Johnson, and J. Smith. 2014. Pinyon Jay Monitoring Program for New Mexico. Natural Heritage New Mexico, GTR-14-382.
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2016
Petersen, N., K. Johnson, and J. Smith. 2016. New Mexico Gunnison's prairie dog survey. Natural Heritage New Mexico, Biology Department, University of New Mexico.
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2017
Johnson, K., G. Sadoti, L. Wickersham, J. Wickersham, J. Smith, N. Petersen. 2017. Habitat use by Pinyon Jay and Gray Vireo at BLM Farmington Resource Area: Territory/colony scale models. Final Report. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico
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2020
Hudson, H. 2020. RE: Heritage Data Website Updated. Email correspondence from USFS.
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2020
Johnson, K., N. Petersen, and J. Smith. 2020. Pinyon Jay Surveys at Santa Fe County Properties Final Report 2019-2020. Natural Heritage New Mexico Report #416. Natural Heritage New Mexico, Biology Department, University of New Mexico.
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2021
Johnson, K., N. Petersen, and J. Smith. 2021. Pinyon Jay Surveys at White Sands Missile Range 2021, Final Report. Natural Heritage New Mexico Report #21-419, Biology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. July 2021.
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1964
Halloran, A.F. 1964. 1964 wildlife reconnaissance of the White Sands Missile Range. 51 p.
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1984
Bock, C.E. et al. 1984. Bird, lagomorph, and rodent populations of semiarid rangelands in the Rio Puerco Basin of New Mexico. USFS Cooperative Agreement No. 28-C2-218. Appleton, Whittell Research Ranch, National Audubon Society and University of Colorado.
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1998
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 1998. Annual report of the breeding bird surveys and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher surveys, Rio Puerco Resource Area. 81 p.
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1999
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 1999. Annual report of Breeding Bird Surveys in the Rio Puerco Resource Area.
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