Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae (Crows, Jays)  
Genus: Cyanocorax (8 species, 17 worldwide)


Azure Jay
Azure Jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus)
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Cayenne Jay
Cayenne Jay (Cyanocorax cayanus)
Colakreek Recreational Park, Para, Suriname  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Plush-crested Jay
Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
Foz do Iguazu, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Typical noisy jay that moves in groups.

Curl-crested Jay
Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)
Lago Sul, Federal District, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Purplish Jay
Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
Chaco National Park, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-naped Jay
White-naped Jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon) ENDEMIC
Quixadá, Brazil
  Compare to Plush-crested Jay.
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Azure-naped Jay
Azure-naped Jay (Cyanocorax heilprini heilprini)
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Violaceous Jay
Violaceous Jay (Cyanocorax violaceus violaceus)
Las Unamas Natural Reserve, San Martin, Meta, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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