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White-throated Magpie-Jay

Cyanocorax formosus
(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
Urraca Copetona
Family: Corvidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Calocitta formosa, Pica formosa.

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Number of Photography: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 641795
  Adult
Lagunillas
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
04/08/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 623383
  Adult
Chicacao
Guatemala
Guatemala
02/07/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 542527
  Adult
El Castillo del Arenal
Alajuela
Costa Rica
07/12/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 314194
  Adult
La Fortuna
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/22/2019
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 249498
  Adult
El Castillo del Arenal
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/06/2018
Daniela Espinosa
Foto
Photography ID: 203547
  Adult
Ometepe
Rivas
Nicaragua
05/02/2017
Patricio M. Silfeni
Foto
Photography ID: 203374
  Adult
Montezuma
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
06/29/2016
Patricio M. Silfeni
Foto
Photography ID: 199901
  Adult
Lago Arenal
Alajuela
Costa Rica
02/26/2017
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 189112
  Adult
Papagayo
Guanacaste
Costa Rica
01/26/2017
Carlos Hugo Amerio



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Number of Records: 19



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231510708/04/2025Costa RicaPuntarenasLagunillasEduardo Nadal
225192407/02/2025GuatemalaGuatemalaChicacaoManuel Godoy
200589401/02/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del ArenalCarlos Schmidt
179829812/07/2023Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del ArenalGlauco Oliveira
128465226/02/2019Costa RicaGuanacastePlaya conchalPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
91791522/01/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaVolcan Arenal, La FortunaJulian Uriel Collado
88004422/01/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaVolcan Arenal, La FortunaSilvina Collado
67952406/01/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del Arenal5Luis Cesar Tejo
67144706/01/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaEl Castillo del Arenal4Daniela Espinosa
57685602/05/2017NicaraguaRivasOmetepePatricio M. Silfeni
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.