Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Serina Brady
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 14, 2010
Text last updated May 14, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gaig atzur |
| Dutch | Azuurblauwe Gaai |
| English | Azure Jay |
| English (United States) | Azure Jay |
| French | Geai azuré |
| French (France) | Geai azuré |
| German | Azurblaurabe |
| Japanese | アオサンジャク |
| Norwegian | asurskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka lazurowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gralha-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gralha-azul |
| Russian | Лазурная сойка |
| Serbian | Brazilska plavo-crna kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka lazúrová |
| Spanish | Chara Cerúlea |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Urraca Azul |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Urraca azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara cerúlea |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Urraca Azul |
| Swedish | azurskrika |
| Turkish | Gökmavi Mavi Karga |
| Ukrainian | Пая лазурова |
Cyanocorax caeruleus (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Pica caerulea
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26, p.126.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay; based on Azara, no. 55, 'Urraca celeste'.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- caeruleus
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 Azure Jay is found primarily in forests of southeastern Brazil. It is distinguished by its blue body and black head and neck. The Azure Jay is omnivorous, but tends to eat the fruit and seeds of Araucaria trees. It's conservation status is rated as Near Threatened due to habitat loss and deforestation. Not much is known about the Azure Jay and therefore more data is needed on many aspects of its biology.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Azure Jay
