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Species of bird
The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis ) is a species of
bird in the family
Corvidae .
Measuring 34 cm (13 in) long, this jay is easily recognized from its distinctive facial pattern and yellow eye. The head, face, and chest are mostly black with violet-blue spots above and below the eye, as well as a violet-blue malar stripe. The underparts are white as is the tip of the tail, while the upperparts and wings are mainly dark violet-blue.
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[3] It does not exhibit sexual dimorphism.
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It is found in
Colombia , northwestern
Venezuela ,
Panama and far eastern
Costa Rica .
Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical dry
forests , subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Its population is stable.
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References
^ BirdLife International (2020).
"Cyanocorax affinis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 : e.T22705723A137750635.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22705723A137750635.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama . Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 280.
ISBN
978-0-8014-7674-7 .
^ Schulenberg, T.S., ed. (2010).
"Overview – Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis )" . Neotropical Birds Online . Ithaca, NY, US: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 28 September 2014 .
^ García-Monroy, Juan S.; Morales-González, Óscar E.; Carvajal‑Cogollo, Juan E. (2020-11-10).
"New bird records for the Serranía de Las Quinchas, Colombia: inventory update and comments on distributions in an altitudinal gradient" . Check List . 16 (6): 1475–1518.
doi :
10.15560/16.6.1475 .
ISSN
1809-127X .
^ Vargas-Daza, Angela M.; Betancurt-Grisales, Juan F.; Castaño-Villa, Gabriel J.; Fontúrbel, Francisco E. (November 2023).
"The importance of old secondary forests for understory birds in the tropical Andes" . Global Ecology and Conservation . 47 : e02658.
doi :
10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02658 .
ISSN
2351-9894 .
External links
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