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Azure Jay

Cyanocorax coeruleus

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicOmnivoreForestCup nestMedium · 272 g
Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus), photo 1
Photo: Fernando Kokubun from Porto Alegre, Brasil · CC BY 2.0
Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus), photo 2
Photo: Fernando Kokubun from Porto Alegre, Brasil · CC BY 2.0
Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus), photo 3
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Vinivinizinho assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus), photo 4
Photo: Nivaldo Arruda from Curitiba, Brazil · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The azure jay is 38 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) long; one individual weighed 272 g (9.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage that includes a short bushy crest on the forecrown. Adults have a sooty or black head, neck, and upper breast. The rest of their plumage is somewhat variable, with cobalt-blue, purplish blue, and greenish blue individuals. They have a dark brown iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet. Voice: The azure jay has a wide variety of vocalizations, the most prominent of which is shrill and is written "Kiaahh- kiaahh- kiaahh".

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When to see the Azure Jay

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

About the Azure Jay

The azure jay is a Near Threatened species of passeriform bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and possibly Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Easily confused with

Azure-naped Jay (Cyanocorax heilprini) Azure-naped JayCyanocorax heilpriniThe back is dark brown, as are the upper sides of the wings and tail. Tufted Jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) Tufted JayCyanocorax dickeyiThe tufted jay is a distinctive bird within its range. Cayenne Jay (Cyanocorax cayanus) Cayenne JayCyanocorax cayanusThe cayenne jay is a medium sized jay, roughly 33 cm (13 in) long.

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