The Green Jay is a tropical burst of color that barely reaches the U.S.—but in South Texas, it thrives in thornscrub and woodlands, traveling in noisy family flocks. Learn where it lives, what it eats, how it behaves, and the best places to see one in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Meet the jay family of birds—from Blue and Steller’s Jays to Green, Gray, Mexican, and Pinyon Jays. Diet, behavior, nesting, and backyard tips.