Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis)

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
35.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1856

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis) [XC521245]
by Kent Livezey from Parque Nacional del Arroz (La Guaira)Estaci\u00f3n Ferrocarril Caldas Viejo, Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia (call)

Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis) [XC479877]
by Yair Guillermo Molina Mart\u00ednez. from El Campano, above Minca, Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

zeledoni Ridgway, 1899 - Extreme south-eastern Costa Rica (Caribbean slope) and tropical and subtropical zones of Panama.
affinis Pelzeln, 1856 - Northern and north-eastern Colombia (south to R San Juan and Huila) and north-western Venezuela (Zulia, Táchira, M�rida, Trujillo, western Lara and Falcón).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis) - 10 files

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