The Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, and is found in both North and South America. The taxonomy is a bit confusing. They are usually lumped with Inca Jay (C. yncas yncas) of South America. Adding to the confusion in classification, the Green Jay is then used as the species name, even though the Inca Jay is the nominate subspecies.
They have a large range extending from the southern tip of Texas down to Bolivia. Depending on which source you read, the Inca Jay subspecies is the South American range. I saw them in southern Ecuador in the Podocarpus National Park near Zamora and further north at Wildsumaco and Cabanas San Isidro.
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An Inca Jay with something to say.
And here’s a Green Jay with a song of his own!