Inca jay [SEP] parent taxon
Inca jay
The Inca jay ("Cyanocorax yncas") is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.
Taxonomy.
Some ornithologists treat the green jay of North America and the Inca jay as conspecific and with "C. yncas luxuosus" as the green jay and "C. yncas yncas" as the Inca jay.
Description.
. The crown can appear mostly white, with blue limited to the frontal crest and nape. A black bib forms a
clutch of three to five eggs. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Taxonomy.
Some ornithologists treat the green jay as conspecific with the Inca jay of the Andes with "C. yncas luxuosus" as the green jay and "C. yncas yncas" as the Inca jay.
Description.
Green jays are in length. Weight ranges from . They have feathers of yellowish-white