- Lidth's Jay
Taxobox
name = Lidth's Jay
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Lidth's Jay"
status = VU
status_system = iucn3.1
trend = down
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Corvidae
genus = "Garrulus "
species = "G. lidthi"
binomial = "Garrulus lidthi"
binomial_authority = Bonaparte, 1850The Lidth's Jay ("Garrulus lidthi") is slightly larger than its close relative the
Eurasian Jay , with a proportionately stouter bill and also a longer tail. It has no discernible crest, with the headfeather s a velvety black, the shoulders and back a deep purplish blue and all other parts a rich chestnut purple.This
jay has a very restricted distribution occurring only on the southernJapan ese islands ofAmami Ōshima andTokunoshima in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated areas especially around villages.Food is largely made up of the
acorn s of the nativeoak "Quercus cuspidata" but includes smallreptile s andinvertebrate s of many types.The bird nests in large cavities in trees but otherwise the nest is the same as that of the other two "Garrulus" species with 3-4 eggs.
The voice is similar to that of the Eurasian Jay.
Image link
* [http://member.nifty.ne.jp/group-ecology/rurik.gifLidth's Jay]
References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
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