Black-headed Jay in Uttarakhand
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2013-09-22
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The Black-headed Jay or Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) is roughly the same size as its close relative the Eurasian Jay, but a little more slender overall except for the bill which is slightly shorter and thicker. The top of the head is black and it has a more obvious crest too and a longer tail.
It ranges from eastern Afghanistan eastwards, across the Himalayas, from India to Nepal and Bhutan. It occurs in wooded country with large areas of open ground rather than dense forest. It also occurs in some cultivated areas and even near villages as long as there are enough trees and scrubland nearby.
It feeds both on the ground and in trees, and takes virtually the same wide range of plant and animal foods as its close relative, including eggs and nestlings, as well as scraps near human habitation.
It nests in trees and suitable bushes and in this resembles the Eurasian jay in every respect. There are usually 3-5 eggs incubated over 16 days. Both parents feed the young.
The voice is very similar to its close relative too and is most often a loud screech but with longer pauses between.
Source - Wikipedia
Black-Throated Jay (Garrulus Lanceolatus)
THE BLACK-THROATED JAY
GARRULUS LANCEOLATUS Vigors
Length 13 inches. Sexes alike. Top and sides of the head black ; chin and throat black with broad white streaks, the black ending in a patch of iron-grey ; body plumage vinous-grey, brighter towards the tail ; wings black, closely barred with bright blue, a black patch on the coverts being bordered outwardly by a white patch ; innermost flight-feathers vinous-grey with a black and a white band at the end of each feather ; tail black, broadly tipped with white, all but the outermost feathers closely barred with bright blue.
Iris reddish; bill steely slate, darker at tip ; legs steely grey, claws darker.
The head is conspicuously crested, and the throat-feathers are long and pointed. The tail is long and slightly graduated.
West Himalayan form. A noisy active bird found in parties in trees. The black crested head, with untidy white Streaking on the throat, and the bright blue and black barring on the wings and tail contrast sharply with the nondescript body plumage.
The Suliman Hills; the Western Himalayas from Hazara and Chitral to Nepal, breeding from 5000 to 8000 feet, and occasionally higher to io,ooo feet, and in winter descending to 3500 feet. A resident species with no races.
The Himalayan Jay (Garrulus bispecularis), sometimes considered a race of the familiar English bird, is also resident throughout the Himalayas. It lacks the black head and crest of the Black-throated Jay, and is brighter, more rufous in colour with a squarer tail.
Source - Indian Biodiversity.org
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang @ gmail . com and [email protected].
It ranges from eastern Afghanistan eastwards, across the Himalayas, from India to Nepal and Bhutan. It occurs in wooded country with large areas of open ground rather than dense forest. It also occurs in some cultivated areas and even near villages as long as there are enough trees and scrubland nearby.
It feeds both on the ground and in trees, and takes virtually the same wide range of plant and animal foods as its close relative, including eggs and nestlings, as well as scraps near human habitation.
It nests in trees and suitable bushes and in this resembles the Eurasian jay in every respect. There are usually 3-5 eggs incubated over 16 days. Both parents feed the young.
The voice is very similar to its close relative too and is most often a loud screech but with longer pauses between.
Source - Wikipedia
Black-Throated Jay (Garrulus Lanceolatus)
THE BLACK-THROATED JAY
GARRULUS LANCEOLATUS Vigors
Length 13 inches. Sexes alike. Top and sides of the head black ; chin and throat black with broad white streaks, the black ending in a patch of iron-grey ; body plumage vinous-grey, brighter towards the tail ; wings black, closely barred with bright blue, a black patch on the coverts being bordered outwardly by a white patch ; innermost flight-feathers vinous-grey with a black and a white band at the end of each feather ; tail black, broadly tipped with white, all but the outermost feathers closely barred with bright blue.
Iris reddish; bill steely slate, darker at tip ; legs steely grey, claws darker.
The head is conspicuously crested, and the throat-feathers are long and pointed. The tail is long and slightly graduated.
West Himalayan form. A noisy active bird found in parties in trees. The black crested head, with untidy white Streaking on the throat, and the bright blue and black barring on the wings and tail contrast sharply with the nondescript body plumage.
The Suliman Hills; the Western Himalayas from Hazara and Chitral to Nepal, breeding from 5000 to 8000 feet, and occasionally higher to io,ooo feet, and in winter descending to 3500 feet. A resident species with no races.
The Himalayan Jay (Garrulus bispecularis), sometimes considered a race of the familiar English bird, is also resident throughout the Himalayas. It lacks the black head and crest of the Black-throated Jay, and is brighter, more rufous in colour with a squarer tail.
Source - Indian Biodiversity.org
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang @ gmail . com and [email protected].
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