Biology:White-collared jay
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Short description: Species of bird
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| Illustration by Henrik Grønvold in 1917 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanolyca |
| Species: | C. viridicyanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanolyca viridicyanus (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)
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Cyanolyca viridicyana | |
The white-collared jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Andean forests in Peru and Bolivia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the black-collared jay. The white-collared jay has been classified as least concerned in 1988 and as a near threaten in 2012.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanolyca viridicyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22705652A94029066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705652A94029066.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705652/94029066. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "White-collared Jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus) - BirdLife species factsheet". http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-collared-jay-cyanolyca-viridicyanus/details.
- ↑ "White-collared Jay - eBird" (in en). https://ebird.org/species/whcjay2.
Wikidata ☰ Q1591091 entry
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