White-throated Magpie-Jay

18th September, 2012

We are in Nicaragua again this week with this large Central American White-throated Magpie-Jay. Look closely at this picture to see the incredible curled up crest on the top of the bird’s head. Magpie-Jays are noisy and gregarious birds.

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(c) The Field Museum, Division of Birds, Jason Weckstein