Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae (Crows, Jays)  
Genus: Cyanocorax (3 species, 20 worldwide)


Black-chested Jay
Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis affinis)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
  Moves in noisy groups.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Side view.

White-throated Magpie-Jay
White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus)
Tamarindo, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Cephas     Copyright and usage info


Brown Jay
Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio) Male
Arenal, Costa Rica
  The male has a yellow eye ring.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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