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Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Green Jay / Carriquí)

Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2.300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

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Uploaded on September 4, 2014
Taken on January 3, 2013