Black-collared jay

The black-collared jay (Cyanolyca armillata) is a jay found in Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-collared jay.

Black-collared jay
Song of Black-collared Jay
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Cyanolyca
Species:	C. armillata
Binomial name
Cyanolyca armillata (Gray, 1845)
Subspecies[2]
C. a. armillata - Gray, 1845 C. a. meridana - Sclater and Salvin, 1876 C. a. quindiuna - Sclater and Salvin, 1876
Synonyms
Xanthura quindiuna

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.^[3]