Purplish-backed Jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) [XC222020]
by Richard E. Webster from La Noria Road, 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).