bird of the day: turquoise jay

the turquoise jay is a brightly colored member of the corvidae family, related to other jays, crows, and ravens.

little research has been done on the turquoise jay, even though they are fairly common. they are native to parts of south america, and are nonmigratory. they live in small flocks, sometimes mixing with other bird species.

the turquoise jay is rated least concern by the iucn. while not much research has been done on them, their population numbers seem to be high and they are coping with threats like habitat loss well.