C/S:   Brown Jay
    Cyanocorax morio
     
Av. Size:   16.5 (42 cm)
     
Sounds:   pee-ah (Wiki)
     
Identifying Characteristics:   black bill and legs, brown head and back feathers, lighter chest; juvenile has yellow bill/legs/feet (Northern species has dark body.)
     
Range:   S Texas, Central Mexico through Central America along Gulf
     
Habitat:   open woods; periphery of forests
     
Other Info/Notes on Photo:   Bird pictured is a juvenile of the Southern species.