Inca Jay*
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)
© eBird
(yncas
Group)
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library