Note the white spear-shaped
(lanceolate) throat feathers that give this bird its scientific name. Indeed some authors call this the "Lanceolated
Jay." This Himalayan endemic was part of a fairly large flock foraging in the village. This appears to be
an adult. Immatures are usually duller and have a gray tail tip. Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.References:
Ali, S & SD Ripley (1987). Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Edition 2. Oxford University Press.
Madge, S. (2016). Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60728 on 4 October 2016).
Madge, S., and H. Burn. (1994). Crows and Jays: A Guide to the Crows, Jays and Magpies of the World. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2012). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution. Michigan State University & Lynx Edicions, Washington. D.C., Michigan & Barcelona.