White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis

The White-throated Jay (also called the Omilteme Jay) is a small jay, endemic to south-western Mexico, of the genus Cyanolyca. Smaller than the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) and with stunning plumage, the species is locally common and found in a wide variety of habitats, though its range is decreasing and populations are declining. When E. W. Nelson described this species in 1903, he proclaimed it to be "the handsomest and most strikingly marked of the genus." Attractive as this species is, the White-throated Jay remains poorly known.