A long, thin, wispy crest helps give the species a particularly whimsical look. The slate gray birds have varying amounts of red in their plumage. In addition to the crimson highlights in the ...

Polytypic. Length 11". This is a long-tailed jay with a small bill and no crest. Adult: generally bluish above, gray below with a contrastingly paler throat and upper breast, and a variable bluish ...