Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

White-throated Magpie-Jay

Cyanocorax formosus

Spanish: Urraca hermosa cariblanca

The white-throated magpie-jay (Cyanocorax formosus) is a large Central American species of magpie-jay. It ranges in Pacific-slope thorn forest from Jalisco, Mexico, to Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Corvidae

Also known asCalocitta formosa (earlier scientific name)

Local records154 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records8,140 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2026 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-09-06 — observation by mora17918
2026-08-17 — observation by carlosviesca
2026-08-12 — observation by luis-eduardo
2026-08-11 — observation by luis-eduardo
2026-08-02 — observation by khanuki
2026-07-23 — observation by santiago_flores

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cyanocorax-formosus/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.