Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii)

Other Scientific Names
Cissilopha beecheii [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Purplish-backed Jay, Beechey's Jay

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
40 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1829)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico.

Pacific coastal lowlands of north-western Mexico from southern Sonora (Alamos) south to northern Nayarit (south to Sauta).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) [XC493299]
by James Bradley from El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico (call)

Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) [XC164802]
by Andrew Spencer from La Noria Road, Sinaloa, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Along with Bushy-crested Jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus), San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) and Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) were formerly placed together in a separate genus, Cissilopha (the black-and-blue jays of Middle America).

References
See References.

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