Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cyanocorax [heilprini or hafferi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Синьоврата сойка (ssp. heilprini)
Catalan: gaig de clatell blau, gaig de clatell blau (heilprini)
Czech: Sojka Heilprinova, sojka kolumbijská, sojka kolumbijská (ssp. heilprini)
Danish: Azurnakket Blåskade, Azurnakket Blåskade (Almindelig)
German: Azurnacken-Blaurabe, Azurnacken-Blaurabe (heilprini), Fliederblaurabe, Flieder-Blaurabe
English: Azure naped Jay, Azure-naped Jay, Azure-naped Jay (Azure-naped), Heilprin's Jay
[ENAV]: Azure-naped Jay (Azure-naped)
English, HBW: Azure-naped Jay
English (IOC): Azure-naped Jay (Azure-naped)
English (United States): Azure-naped Jay (Azure-naped)
Esperanto: Lazurnuka garolo
Spanish: Carriquí Pechinegro, Chara Nuquiazul, Chara Nuquiazul (heilprini), Piarro nuca celeste, Urraca de Nuca Celeste
Spanish (Colombia): Carriquí Pechinegro
Spanish (Spain): Chara Nuquiazul, Chara Nuquiazul (heilprini)
Spanish (HBW): Azure-naped Jay (Azure-naped)
Spanish (Venezuela): Piarro nuca celeste, Piarro Nuca Celeste (heilprini)
Estonian: ljaano-sininäär, ljaano-sininäär (ssp. heilprini)
Finnish: Sininiskanärhi, sininiskanärhi (heilprini)
French: Geai à calotte azur, Geai à calotte azur (heilprini), Geai à calotte azur (nominal), Geai à ventre clair, Geai-bleu à calotte azur
French (Guyane): Geai à calotte azur (heilprini)
Croatian: plavovrata šojka (heilprini)
Hungarian: Helprin-indigószajkó
Italian: Ghiandaia di Heilprin, Ghiandaia nucazzurra
Japanese (romaji): shiroerirurisanjaku, shiroerirurisanjaku (heilprini)
Japanese: シロエリルリサンジャク, シロエリルリサンジャク (heilprini), シロエリルリサンジャク（heilprini）
Scientific: Cyanocorax heilprini, Cyanocorax heilprini heilprini
Lithuanian: Mėlynsprandis margasis kėkštas
Dutch: Azuurnekgaai, Azuurnekgaai (heilprini)
Norwegian: Blånakkeskrike, blånakkeskrike (heilprini)
Polish: modrowronka amazonska, modrowronka amazońska, modrowronka amazońska (heilprini)
Portuguese: Gralha-de-nuca-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): Gralha-de-nuca-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): gaio-de-nuca-azul (heilprini), Gralha-de-nuca-azul, Gralha-de-nuca-azul (helprini)
Russian: Сиреневая разноцветная сойка, Сиреневошейная сойка (heilprini)
Slovak: kapuciarka orgovánová, kapuciarka orgovánová (skup.)
Serbian: Tamnogruda venecuelanska plavo-crna kreja
Swedish: Azurnackad skrika, azurnackad skrika (heilprini)
Turkish: Gök enseli mavi karga (heilprini)
Ukrainian: Пая венесуельська, Пая венесуельська (підвид heilprini)
Chinese: 蓝枕蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 天藍頸藍鴉