Black-collared Jay

Cyanolyca armillata

Not EvaluatedRareInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 200 g

About the Black-collared Jay

The black-collared jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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The black-collared jay is 30 to 32 cm (12 to 13 in) long and weighs about 100 g (3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies C. a. armillata have a violaceous-blue crown and nape. Their forehead, lores, and sides of the head are black. Their throat and middle of the upper breast are ultramarine with a thin black border that connects to the rear of the black face. Most of the rest of their plumage is cyan-blue. The inner edges of their primaries are dark brown and the undersides of their wings and tail are blackish. Subspecies C. a. Voice: The black-collared jay has a large repertoire of vocalizations which are generally "short and often musical notes, including ‘falsetto’ notes". They include "a rising, almost twanging hrwee, various shrill rising and falling notes, a sharp, stuttered jet-jtjtjtjt, a low guttural wowr, and a soft, liquid craa schree, in alarm a sharp staccato upward-inflected reek!

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What the Black-collared Jay sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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