White-tailed Jay

Cyanocorax mystacalis (de Sparre, 1835)

Corvidae — Crows, Jays

White-tailed Jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis, is a bird of south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru in the crow family Corvidae. It inhabits semi-humid, partly open woodland, especially where dense growth lies beside rivers and streams. Its face is black with pale marks above and below the eyes and a short white moustachial stripe. The nape, belly and underparts are white, while the back and wings are greyish-blue and reach most of the tail. The tail feathers and tip are white. It was described by de Sparre in 1835.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae — Crows, Jays
Breeding range: South America: sw Ecuador and nw Peru