LC
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Cyanocorax formosus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Calocitta formosa.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2020 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 210 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 746,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 500000-4999999 mature individuals poor estimated 2016
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 7.5 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 500,000-4,999,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The population is thought to be stable (Partners in Flight 2019).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Costa Rica extant native yes
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Costa Rica Guanacaste lowlands
Costa Rica Nicoya Peninsula
El Salvador Barra de Santiago
El Salvador Cerrón Grande
El Salvador Cinquera Forest
El Salvador Conchagua Volcano
El Salvador Deininger
El Salvador El Imposible Forest
El Salvador Jiquilisco and Jaltepeque
El Salvador Jucuarán Hills
El Salvador La Joya
El Salvador La Unión Bay
El Salvador Lake Olomega
El Salvador Los Cóbanos
El Salvador Río Sapo/Perquín
El Salvador San Diego and La Barra
El Salvador San Miguel Volcano/El Jocotal Lagoon
El Salvador San Vicente Volcano
El Salvador The Volcans and San Marcelino
Guatemala Atitlan
Guatemala Cuilco
Guatemala Lake Güija
Guatemala Monterrico - Río La Paz
Guatemala Santiaguito Volcano
Guatemala Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Mexico Cuenca Baja del Río Papagayo
Mexico Laguna de Chacahua - Pastoría
Mexico Laguna Pampa El Cabildo
Mexico Presa Cajón de Peñas
Mexico Tancítaro
Nicaragua Chocoyero - El Brujo - Montibelli and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua Domitila
Nicaragua Escalante River-Chococente-Tecomapa
Nicaragua Estero Real Delta and Apacunca Plains
Nicaragua Maderas Volcano
Nicaragua Miraflor
Nicaragua Mombacho Volcano
Nicaragua Momotombo Volcanic Complex
Nicaragua Quirragua Mountains and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua San Cristóbal-Casita-Chonco Volcanic Complex
Nicaragua Tisma Lagoon

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Altitude 0 - 1500 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-throated-magpie-jay-cyanocorax-formosus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.