White-tailed jay

Such beautiful birds. You may notice this one has the tip of its top beak broken off. it has been like that for years but still survives. When I took this photo it was angrily seeing off a hornbill.
Living semi-wild in a bird sanctuary in South Africa.

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Annette Flottwell

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What a beautiful Jay! He is as good looking as the Asian magpie Jay. Great eye contact in your shot. Posted 9 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  Thank you! Posted 9 years ago

Annette Flottwell

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PS I am confused... You tagged him in ZA, but the text says South America? Are they strays? Posted 9 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  No, they are indigenous to South America but this one is actually in a bird sanctuary in SA, probably even bred here. I suppose the SA tag is not necessary but I like to clarify that it was not seen in its native land. Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Awesome discovery. Claire! Posted 9 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  Thank you :) Posted 9 years ago

travismorhardt

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Lovely capture, Claire! I really like the depth of the photo as well as the subject. Posted 9 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
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  Thanks Travis! Posted 9 years ago

The White-tailed jay

The white-tailed jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Claire Hamilton