Cyanocorax cyanomelas

(Vieillot, 1818)

Vernacular names
English : Purplish jay
French : Geai bleu-noir

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Corvidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 37 cm for a weight of 210 g. Easily recognizable with its overall dark and dull purplish-brown coloration. Tail has a violet tinge, head and breast are darker brown.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, in South-east Peru, north and east Bolivia, south-west Brazil and extreme north Argentina. Lives in dry, deciduous, gallery and secondary forests, up to 2000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains locally common within its range and may have benefited from deforestation. Still potentially vulnerable to habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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