Black-collared jay

Black-collared jay
Song of Black-collared Jay
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Cyanolyca
Species:	C. armillata
Binomial name
Cyanolyca armillata (Gray, 1845)
Subspecies [2]
C. a. armillata - Gray, 1845 C. a. meridana - Sclater and Salvin, 1876 C. a. quindiuna - Sclater and Salvin, 1876
Synonyms
Xanthura quindiuna

The black-collared jay (Cyanolyca armillata) is a jay found in Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-collared jay.

Taxonomy and Systematics

There are three recognized subspecies: Cyanolyca armillata ssp. armillata, Cyanolyca armillata ssp. meridana, and Cyanolyca armillata ssp. quindiuna. C. a. quindiuna is also referred to as the Quindio Jay. ^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanolyca armillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103727626A94028730. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103727626A94028730.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Black-collared Jay Systematics". Birds of the World.
3. "Black-collared Jay (quindiuna)". Avibase - The World Bird Database.

• Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

External links

• "Cyanolyca armillata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• "Black-collared Jay Identification". Birds of the World