the black-throated magpie jay is a large member of the corvid family, native to mexico (with a breeding population established in california). the magpie-jay is sometimes confused with relatives like the blue jay, but is usually easily distinguishable by its tail, which is extremely long for a corvid.
magpie-jays, like others of their family, are omnivorous, and eat nuts, seeds, insects, berries, and small animals like mice.
little research has been done on the magpie-jay. they are very similar to another species, the white-throated magpie jay, and interbreed regularly (it has been suggested the black-throated magpie jay is just a subspecies of the white-throated). however, they seem fairly common in their range, and have not been determined to be threatened.
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