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Black-chested Jay

Cyanocorax affinis

Photo by Carolina
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Habitat:

It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Notes:

I must say it is my favorite bird, really exotic and super smart.
Photographed at the Barranquilla zoo.

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Black-chested Jay

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Comments (9)
Sa
Right excellent...love the blue color on his face
miruhp
Excellent.................
Raavendra Kumaar Ravi
"बहुत ख़ूबसूरत, बहुत आकर्षक!" -- "Very beautiful, very attractive!"
Jonathan Sequeira
I saw this kind of bird per the first time just 18 days ago, A great bird
Carolina
I told you! But now seeing both pictures at the same time I can say they are really different, Plush-crested have yellow eyes and Black-chested white eyes with grey marks! But the plumaged are quite similar. And I'm totally agree, beautiful, elegant birds.
peter
You're absolutely right the Black-chested and Plush crested jay are very simillar! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2616005 They're beautiful little birds. I especially love the closeup in your series, It really highlights the dark, rich blue colour.

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PublishedMarch 18, 2011

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