▁and ▁mant le , ▁bl u ish - green ▁t ails , ▁black ▁b ills , ▁yellow ▁or ▁brown ▁eye ▁rings , ▁and ▁dark ▁legs . ▁The ▁basic ▁di et ▁consists ▁of ▁ar th rop ods , ▁verte br ates , ▁se eds , ▁and ▁fruit . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁usually ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁th orn y ▁bush ; ▁the ▁female ▁inc ub ates ▁the ▁cl utch ▁of ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁eggs . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁species ▁of ▁j ay ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁r ated ▁its ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁Some ▁orn ith olog ists ▁treat ▁the ▁green ▁j ay ▁as ▁cons pec ific ▁with ▁the ▁In ca ▁j ay ▁of ▁the ▁And es ▁with ▁C . ▁y n cas ▁lux u os us ▁as ▁the ▁green ▁j ay ▁and ▁C . ▁y n cas ▁y n cas ▁as ▁the ▁In ca ▁j ay . ▁ ▁Description ▁Green ▁j ays ▁are ▁ ▁in ▁length . ▁We ight ▁ranges ▁from ▁. ▁They ▁have ▁fe athers ▁of ▁yellow ish - white ▁with ▁blue ▁tips ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁che eks ▁and ▁na pe , ▁though ▁some ▁tax a ▁have ▁more ▁blue ▁than ▁others . ▁The ▁breast ▁and ▁under parts ▁range ▁from ▁bright ▁yellow ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁pale ▁green ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁( e . g ., ▁Texas ). ▁The ▁upper ▁parts ▁are ▁rich ▁green . ▁It ▁has ▁large ▁nas al