How big is a Beautiful Jay?

The Beautiful Jay is a medium sized bird weighing about 104 g.

Where can you see a Beautiful Jay?

The Beautiful Jay occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Ecuador.

What does a Beautiful Jay sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Beautiful Jay on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Beautiful Jay?

The Beautiful Jay is most easily confused with the Black-throated Jay, the White-collared Jay and the Dwarf Jay.

Is the Beautiful Jay endangered?

The Beautiful Jay is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Beautiful Jay

Cyanolyca pulchra

Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra) is a rare crows, jays, and magpi found in 2 countries, weighing about 104 g. The beautiful jay is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae.

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Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 1 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 2 — Photo: Dario Taraborelli · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 3 — Photo: Laura Gaudette · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Ryan F. Mandelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Beautiful Jay

The beautiful jay is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is closely related to the azure-hooded jay, and the two species are considered sister species. The species is monotypic, having no subspecies. The specific name for the beautiful jay, pulchra, is Latin for "beautiful".

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What the Beautiful Jay sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Colombia Ecuador

When to see it

The Beautiful Jay can be seen all year round, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Beautiful Jay look like?: The beautiful jay is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae.
How big is a Beautiful Jay?: The Beautiful Jay is a medium sized bird weighing about 104 g.
Where can you see a Beautiful Jay?: The Beautiful Jay occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Ecuador.
What does a Beautiful Jay sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Beautiful Jay on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Beautiful Jay?: The Beautiful Jay is most easily confused with the Black-throated Jay, the White-collared Jay and the Dwarf Jay.
Is the Beautiful Jay endangered?: The Beautiful Jay is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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