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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Corvidae
          Genus: Gymnorhinus
            Species: cyanocephalus

Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) is a large (26-29 cm) songbird of the western U.S. They live in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, as well as sagebrush, scrub oak, and sometimes pine forests. They eat pinyon and other pine seeds, acorns, berries, and insects.

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S2S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy 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

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