Purplish jay

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Purplish jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas.jpg
Near Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
Species:
C. cyanomelas
Binomial name
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
(Vieillot, 1818)
Cyanocorax cyanomelas map.svg

The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and southeastern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Cyanocorax cyanomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22705705A130379158. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705705A130379158.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.