Black-collared Jay (Cyanolyca armillata) [XC93161]
by Oswaldo Cortes from La Sofia road, Sucumbios, Ecuador (call, whistle call)
Black-collared Jay (Cyanolyca armillata) [XC93160]
by Charlie Vogt from La Sofia road, Sucumbios, Ecuador (call, metallic call)
Subspecies
Forms a monophyletic group with White-collared Jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus) and Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa). All formerly considered conspecific, but differ in morphology and probably voice.
armillata (Gray, 1845) - Eastern Andes of south-western Venezuela and Colombia (Táchira southern along R Chiquito).
quindiuna (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876) - Central Colombia (from Quindío Mts, in central Andes, south to eastern slope of Andes of Pasto) south to extreme northern Ecuador (Carchi, northern Napo). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Quindio Jay (Cyanolyca quindiuna).