Violaceous Jay

Cyanocorax violaceus - Geai violacé

Geai violacé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Corvidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cyanocorax

  • Species
    :

    violaceus

Descriptor

Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 37 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Geai violacé
adult
Geai violacé
adult

Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Cyanocorax violaceus violaceus (w Amazonia)
  • Cyanocorax violaceus pallidus (n Venezuela)

Foreign names

  • Geai violacé,
  • Chara violácea,
  • gralha-violácea,
  • Hyazinthblaurabe,
  • jácintkék indigószajkó,
  • Violetgaai,
  • Ghiandaia violacea,
  • violettskrika,
  • Sumpskrike,
  • kapuciarka hyacintová,
  • sojka fialová,
  • Violet Blåskade,
  • surunärhi,
  • gaig violaci,
  • modrowronka hiacyntowa,
  • Гиацинтовая разноцветная сойка,
  • カオグロルリサンジャク,
  • 紫蓝鸦,
  • violettskrika,
  • 紫羅藍鴉,

Voice song and call

Geai violacé
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Geai violacé
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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