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Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

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Miranda Collett
Miranda Collett

Former Airline Captain of B747, Miranda Collett, switched career in 2010 to become a wildlife conservationist, purchasing a former cattle ranch in NE Argentina.

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This vocal, striking looking bird is normally associated with Misiones, our neighbouring province. However we see them in the woodlands along the banks of the River Parana. We have not yet seen this species at our reserve.

It is a large gregarious Magpie type bird with a long tail that has a pale tip.

It has dark upperparts and chest with a pale yellow belly and unusual blue markings on the eyebrow and nape.

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