Purplish jay
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| Purplish jay | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanocorax |
| Species: | C. cyanomelas
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)
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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.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.