Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus)

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
33 - 37 cm

First Described (Guide)
Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) [XC483047]
by Hans Matheve from Rio Chandless,Parque Estadual Chandless,Manoel Urbano,Acre, Brazil (call, calls)

Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) [XC663004]
by Pritam Baruah from Tundayme (Valle del Quimi), El Pangui, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador (alarm call)

Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas), Azure Jay (Cyanocorax coeruleus) and Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

pallidus Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1944 - Northern Venezuela (coast of Anzoátegui).
violaceus Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847 - South-western and southern Venezuela and south-western Guyana south to eastern Peru (south to Madre de Dios and Puno), northern Bolivia (Panda and La Paz) and northern Brazil (east to upper R Negro and lower R Purús).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) - 10 files

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