Extreme south-eastern Peru (Cuzco and Madre de Dios), northern and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, south-western Brazil (southern Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, south-western Goiás, extreme western Sío Paulo and extreme western Paraná), northern Argentina (eastern Formosa, eastern Chaco, northern Corrientes, northern Santa Fé and Misiones) and extreme north-western Uruguay (Artigas). One recent and isolated record in central Sío Paulo.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) [XC631207]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Florida, Departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia (call)
Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) [XC647821]
by Richard E. Webster from Pilcomayo, Formosa, Argentina (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Possibly forms a superspecies with Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus). It has been suggested that Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) and Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus) could be members of same superspecies.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet