Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops Scientific name definitions
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | gaig de casc |
Dutch | Pluchekapgaai |
English | Plush-crested Jay |
English (United States) | Plush-crested Jay |
French | Geai acahé |
French (France) | Geai acahé |
German | Kappenblaurabe |
Icelandic | Kambskaði |
Japanese | ルリサンジャク |
Norwegian | plysjskrike |
Polish | modrowronka pluszogłowa |
Portuguese (Brazil) | gralha-picaça |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Gralha-picaça |
Russian | Плюшевоголовая сойка |
Serbian | Ljubičasta oštroćuba kreja |
Slovak | kapuciarka baretová |
Spanish | Chara Moñuda |
Spanish (Argentina) | Urraca Criolla |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Urraca común |
Spanish (Spain) | Chara moñuda |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Urraca Común |
Swedish | plyschtofsskrika |
Turkish | Peluş Saçlı Mavi Karga |
Ukrainian | Пая круглочуба |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics page, and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy.
Cyanocorax chrysops (Vieillot, 1818)
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- chrysops
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Introduction
The Plush-crested Jay is a distinctly-colored member of the Corvidae. It has a dark violet blue back, a black bib, pale yellow underparts, tail band, and nape, spots of blue above and below the eye, and of course, a short crest of stiff, “plush-like” crown feathers, from which its name is derived. It is commonly found in the forests and woodlands of south central South America. These gregarious jays actively forage in groups between ten to twelve individuals, often accompanied by Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas).