Black-collared Jay

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Black-collared Jay
Illustration of subspecies C. a. quindiuna by Keulemans, 1877
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanolyca
Species: C. armillata
Binomial name
Cyanolyca armillata
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Xanthura quindiuna

The Black-collared Jay (Cyanolyca armillata) is a jay found in Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It was formerly considered conspecific with the White-collared Jay.

[edit] References

  • Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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