Lidth's Jay
Garrulus lidthi
Photo: ★Kumiko★ / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Lidth's Jay is a beautiful corvid with deep lapis-blue plumage from the head to the wings. It is endemic to Amami-Oshima and a few neighboring islands, where it feeds on acorns and other foods in evergreen broadleaf forest. Logging and invasive predators have affected it in the past, and the species is designated a national Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Garrulus lidthi
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- 日本語
- ルリカケス
- 简体中文
- 琉球松鸦
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The Lidth's Jay is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
You can see the Lidth's Jay at Inokashira Park Zoo, Ueno Zoological Gardens, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
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