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Black-chested Jay

Cyanocorax affinis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 87, February 116, March 119, April 73, May 75, June 43, July 44, August 45, September 37, October 65, November 60, December 68.
Colombia832
Panama446
Antioquia309
Magdalena163
Provincia de Coclé161
Provincia de Chiriquí68
Provincia de Panamá Oeste63
Provincia de Panamá53
Provincia de Darién37
Atlántico35

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Traits

Behavioral

  • Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification
  • Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
GenusCyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays · Cyanocorax

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