Crows (Corvidae)
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) - HBW 14, p. 574
French: Geai turquoise
German: Türkishäher
Spanish: Chara Turquesa
Taxonomy: Cyanocitta turcosa Bonaparte, 1853, near Puerres, Nariño, Colombia.
Forms a monophyletic group with C. armillata and C. viridicyanus; all three formerly considered conspecific, but differ in morphology and probably voice. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Colombia (Nariño) S in Andes (on both slope in C Ecuador) to N Peru (N Piura and NW Cajamarca).
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A bird looking for insects attracted to lights at a lodge Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 23 February 2007 3 years ago 20 sec 4.9 -
A bird in a tree, eating a caterpillar Locality Guango Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2005 6 years ago 33 sec 3.6 -
moving on branch, calling Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 15 April 2011 36 weeks ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding on a fruit Locality Guango Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 5 November 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 3.1 -
moving in canopy Locality Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 April 2011 40 weeks ago 20 sec 3 -
A bird moving around in a tree Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 2
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In his habitat : Highland forest
Locality Guango Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 4 November 2011 12 weeks ago 4 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 37 weeks ago 3 -
perched
Locality Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 12 December 2009 2 years ago 2
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typical calls Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 9 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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