White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates

WoodlandCup nestMedium · 146 g

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 1 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 2 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 3 — Photo: Audrey Whitlock · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 4 — Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 5 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 6 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 7 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 8 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 9 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon), photo 10 — Photo: Paulo Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

When to see the White-naped Jay

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-naped Jay

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Brazil

About the White-naped Jay

The white-naped jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Brazil - where it is known as the Gralha Cancã or the Cancão. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Easily confused with

San Blas JayCyanocorax sanblasianusThe adult San Blas jay is between 27 and 35 cm (11 and 14 in) long and weighs between 92 and 122 g (3 and 4 oz).

White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisThe white-tailed jay is overall white and bluish, with a black head.

Purplish-backed JayCyanocorax beecheiiThe purplish-backed jay is a purple and black bird with a powerful bill and a long tail.

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