Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus Scientific name definitions
Arjun Brandreth Potter
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 19, 2010
Text last updated April 19, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | gaig violaci |
Dutch | Violetgaai |
English | Violaceous Jay |
English (United States) | Violaceous Jay |
French | Geai violacé |
French (France) | Geai violacé |
German | Hyazinthblaurabe |
Japanese | カオグロルリサンジャク |
Norwegian | sumpskrike |
Polish | modrowronka hiacyntowa |
Portuguese (Brazil) | gralha-violácea |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Gralha-violácea |
Russian | Гиацинтовая сойка |
Serbian | Kolumbijska plavo-crna kreja |
Slovak | kapuciarka hyacintová |
Spanish | Chara Violácea |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Urraca Violácea |
Spanish (Peru) | Urraca Violácea |
Spanish (Spain) | Chara violácea |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Corobero |
Swedish | violettskrika |
Turkish | Vişneçürüğü Mavi Karga |
Ukrainian | Пая гіацинтова |
Cyanocorax violaceus Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847
PROTONYM:
Cyanocorax violaceus
Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847. Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 14 pt2, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'le Perou'; restricted to Pebas, R. Maraiion (left bank), Dept. Loreto, E. Peru by Gyldenstolpe (1951, Ark. f. Zool., 2 (1), p. 271).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- violaceum / violaceus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Introduction
The Violaceous Jay is a colorful and gregarious member of the crow family of lowland evergreen forests of northern South America. True to its name, the Violaceous Jay is predominantly dark violet-blue, with a black facial mask. Violaceous Jays frequent a wide variety of forest habitats, including degraded forest, but are especially common in riparian corridors and along forest edges. This wide habitat tolerance combined with its wide range, loud flocking behavior, and striking plumage make the Violaceous Jay one of the most conspicuous corvids of South America.