The black-collared jay (''Cyanolyca armillata'') is a jay found in

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forests in

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and

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. It was formerly considered

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with the white-collared jay.

Taxonomy and Systematics

There are three recognized subspecies: ''Cyanolyca armillata ssp. armillata, Cyanolyca armillata ssp. meridana'', and ''Cyanolyca armillata ssp. quindiuna''. ''C. a. quindiuna'' is also referred to as the Quindio Jay.

References

* Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

External links

* * Birds of the World black-collared jay Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Venezuelan Andes black-collared jay black-collared jay {{Corvidae-stub