Crows (Corvidae)
White-collared Jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus) - HBW 14, p. 574
French: Geai indigo
German: Blaukehlhäher
Spanish: Chara Andina
Other common names: Collared Jay
Taxonomy: Garrulus viridi-cyanus d'Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1838, La Paz, Bolivia.
Forms a monophyletic group with C. armillata and C. turcosa; all three formerly considered conspecific, but differ in morphology and probably voice. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- jolyaea ( Bonaparte, 1852) - N & C Peru (from Amazonas S to Junín).
- cyanolaema Hellmayr, 1917 - SE Peru (Cuzco and Puno).
- viridicyanus ( d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) - NW Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird calling. Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp jolyaea)
Yoel Jimenez 9 November 2012 18 weeks ago 30 sec 4.5 -
a bird in the bush Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp jolyaea)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 November 2012 15 weeks ago 29 sec 3.7 -
A bird calling and flies away. Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp jolyaea)
Yoel Jimenez 9 November 2012 18 weeks ago 10 sec 3.7 -
pair nest building Locality Pillahuata, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp cyanolaema)
Martin Kennewell 1 September 2006 1 year ago 50 sec 3
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mossy, moss, cloud forests, moist trees, running on the branch
Locality Pillahuata, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp cyanolaema)
Niels Poul Dreyer 18 October 2006 3 years ago 3.2 -
Mounted bird.
Locality Museum of Natural History, Wrocław University, Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland
Tomasz Doroń 27 October 2006 3 years ago 2
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Call Locality Wayqecha Cloud Forest Biological Station, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Libor Vaicenbacher 24 November 2011 1 year ago 4
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