Family: Corvidae (Crows and jays)

Authority: (Audubon, 1837)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ace

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Justification of Red List category
This species is currently listed as Vulnerable. Between 2003-2008, the species underwent a rapid population reduction owing to mortality caused by West Nile Virus and whilst declines have slowed, they are still occurring at a sufficient rate to meet the threshold for listing as Vulnerable.

Population size: 400000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 105,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial