Crows (Corvidae)
Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) - HBW 14, p. 579
French: Geai houppé
German: Hartlaubblaurabe
Spanish: Chara Centroamericana
Other common names: Hartlaub's Jay
Taxonomy: Garrulus (Cyanocorax) melanocyaneus Hartlaub, 1844, Guatemala.
This species and C. sanblasianus, C. yucatanicus and C. beecheii were formerly placed together in a separate genus, Cissilopha (the black-and-blue jays of Middle America). Races intergrade in N & E El Salvador and Honduras. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanocyaneus ( Hartlaub, 1844) - mountains of Guatemala and S El Salvador (coast range E to Volcán de Vicente).
- chavezi ( W. deW. Miller & Griscom, 1925) - mountains of Honduras and NW Nicaragua.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult with raised crest.
Locality Chelemhá Cloud Forest Reserve, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala (ssp melanocyaneus)
Knut Eisermann 19 July 2006 3 years ago 3.9 -
Eating an insect...
Locality Cerro Arenal Natural Reserve, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 14 August 2011 22 weeks ago 2.4
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