White-collared Jay

The white-collared jay (Cyanolyca viridicyanus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The white-collared jay was originally described in 1838 as Garrulus viridi-cyanus. The white-collared jay has these three subspecies: C. v. jolyaea (Bonaparte, 1852) C. v. cyanolaema Hellmayr, 1917 C. v. viridicyanus (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) What are now the black-collared jay (C. armillata) and the turquoise jay (C. turcosa) were for a time treated as subspecies of the white-collared jay but they were separated beginning in the 1950s. Subspecies C. v. jolyaea was originally described as a species. Due to plumage and genetic differences from the other two subspecies it "may well [again] merit species rank". == Description == The white-collared jay is 30 to 34 cm (12 to 13 in) long and weighs 82 to 127 g (2.9 to 4.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies C. v. viridicyanus have a black forehead, lores, and sides of the head. Their forecrown is white that extends as a thin border around the black and below the throat. Their throat and middle of the upper…