Black-chested Jay
The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. == Description == 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. It does not exhibit sexual dimorphism. == Distribution and Habitat == 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.
Natural Utría National Park
Alto Baudó (Pie de Pató), Colombia
+144 birds+15 mammals
Where the Chocó rainforest plunges headlong into the Pacific, a pristine coastal wilderness unfolds across 1,287 square kilometers of Colombia’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Catatumbo Barí National Park
Convención, Colombia
+12 birds
Where the Andes descend into northwestern Colombia’s lowlands, montane forests collide with riverine wetlands in a dramatic convergence of ecosystems. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Uramba Bahía Málaga National Park
Buenaventura, Colombia
+75 birds+4 mammals
Where misty lowland rainforest plunges into the Pacific’s embrace, a 990-square-kilometre sanctuary guards one of Colombia’s most biodiverse coastal ecosystems. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGeneral de División Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park
La Pintada, Panama
+12 birds+4 mammals
Granite peaks pierce the Caribbean mists of central Panama where primary rainforest cloaks rugged terrain in an embrace of emerald. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDarién National Park
Tucutí, Panama
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where rainforest swallows the horizon and rivers carve through primordial wilderness, one of Central America’s last great untamed frontiers unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPortobelo National Park
Portobelo, Panama
+115 birds+16 mammals
Where Caribbean waters dissolve into rainforest, a protected realm of pristine coastal wilderness unfolds across 570 square kilometers of northern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMarino Golfo de Chiriquí National Park
Boca Chica, Panama
+94 birds+8 mammals
Where mangrove-fringed islands emerge from turquoise shallows and volcanic peaks anchor the horizon, Panama’s Gulf of Chiriquí reveals one of […]
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