| Green jay | |
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| Cyanocorax luxuosus glaucescens in Mission, Texas; note the greenish underparts and dark eye | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanocorax |
| Species: | C. luxuosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanocorax luxuosus (Lesson, R. P., 1839)
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The green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus) is a species of the New World jays, found in Central America, Mexico, and South Texas. Adults are about 27 cm (11 in) long and variable in color across their range; they usually have blue and black heads, green wings and mantle, bluish-green tails, black bills, yellow or brown eye rings, and dark legs. The basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit. The nest is usually built in a thorny bush; the female incubates the clutch of three to five eggs. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanocorax luxosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.