Cyanocorax yncas
            
               (L 11.5-12" Wt 2.3-3.9 oz)
          
         
            
               San Isidro Lodge
            
               21Jan2011
          
         
            
               So Amer. version is larger ..only
               jay with green upperparts and
               bright yellow underparts.
          
         
            
               *is called a Green Jay
               in North America
          
         
            
               Cyanocorax means means
               dark blue; yncas refers to the
               ancient rulers of Peru.
          
         
            
               By mimicking the natural forest,
               shade-grown coffee fields provide
               habitat for Neotropical migrant and
               resident birds.
            
               (Paul J. Baicich)
          
         
         
            
               © Geoffrey
               A. Keller
            
               Macaulay
               Library