White-collared jay
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The white-collared jay (''Cyanolyca viridicyanus'') is a species of
bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Currently, 13 ...
. It is found in
Andean The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the List of mountain ranges#Mountain ranges by length, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range i ...
forests in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
and
Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
. It was formerly considered
conspecific Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organ ...
with the
black-collared jay The black-collared jay (''Cyanolyca armillata'') is a jay found in Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It was formerly considered conspecific Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a b ...
. The white-collared jay has been classified as least concerned in 1988 and as a near threaten in 2012.


Description

The White-collared jay has a long and slender tail without an crest white overall dark blue coloration. Black covers the face and throat with a thin white eyebrow and chest.


References

white-collared jay Birds of the Bolivian Andes Birds of the Peruvian Andes white-collared jay Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Corvidae-stub