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Cayenne Jay

Cyanocorax cayanus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Cayenne jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Cyanocorax
Scientific:
  Cyanocorax cayanus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Corvus cayanus

Type locality:
  Cayenne.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/161/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9E218A3A67B1279A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9E218A3A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9E218A3A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559622

Geographic range:

  • Cyanocorax cayanus: southeastern Venezuela (Bolívar) to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil
English:
Cayenne Jay
Catalan:
gaig de Caiena
Czech:
sojka guyanská
Danish:
Cayenneblåskade
German:
Cayenneblaurabe
Spanish:
Chara de Cayena
Spanish (Spain):
Chara de Cayena
Finnish:
orinoconnärhi
French:
Geai de Cayenne
Croatian:
bjelovrata šojka
Hungarian:
cayenne-i indigószajkó
Italian:
Ghiandaia di Cayenne
Japanese (romaji):
shirohararurisanjaku
Japanese:
シロハラルリサンジャク
Lithuanian:
Kajeninis margasis kėkštas
Dutch:
Cayennegaai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Guyanaskrikje
Norwegian:
Guyanaskrike
Polish:
modrowronka białogłowa
Portuguese:
Gralha-da-guiana
Portuguese (Brazil):
gralha-da-guiana
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaio-de-caiena
Russian:
Кайенская сойка
Slovak:
kapuciarka bielotylová
Serbian:
Gvajanska kreja
Swedish:
cayenneskrika
Ukrainian:
Пая білощока
Chinese:
白颈蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
白枕藍鴉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cayenne Jay ( Cyanocorax cayanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Geai de Cayenne ( Cyanocorax cayanus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Geai de Cayenne ( Cyanocorax cayanus)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Cayenne Jay ( Cyanocorax cayanus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cyanocorax cayanus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cyanocorax cayanus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Cayenne Jay ( Cyanocorax cayanus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanocorax cayanus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanocorax cayanus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Arawak: Hibibiro
Catalan: gaig de Caiena
Carib: Aka'we
Czech: Sojka guyanská
Danish: Cayenneblåskade
German: Cayenne Blaurabe, Cayenneblauhäher, Cayenneblaurabe, Weißbartblaurabe
English: Cayenne Jay
English, HBW: Cayenne Jay
English (IOC): Cayenne Jay
English (United States): Cayenne Jay
Esperanto: Kajena garolo
Spanish: Chara de Cayena, Piarro nuca blanca, Urraca de Nuca Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Chara de Cayena
Spanish (HBW): Cayenne Jay
Spanish (Venezuela): Piarro nuca blanca
Estonian: guajaana sininäär
Finnish: Orinoconnärhi
French: Geai de Cayenne, Geai-bleu de Cayenne
Croatian: bjelovrata šojka
Hungarian: cayenne-i indigószajkó
Italian: Ghiandaia della Cayenna, Ghiandaia di Cayenne
Japanese (romaji): shirohararurisanjaku
Japanese: シロハラルリサンジャク
Scientific: Corvus cayanus, Cyanocorax cayanus
Lithuanian: Kajeninis margasis kėkštas
Dutch: Cayennegaai, Cayenne-gaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Guyanaskrikje
Norwegian: Guyanaskrike
Wayampi: Yapusĩ
Polish: modrowronka bialoglowa, modrowronka białogłowa
Portuguese: gralha-azul , Gralha-da-guiana
Portuguese (Brazil): gralha-azul , Gralha-da-guiana
Portuguese (Portugal): gaio-de-caiena, Gralha-da-guiana
Russian: Кайеннская разноцветная сойка, Кайенская сойка
Slovak: kapuciarka bielotylá, kapuciarka bielotylová
Serbian: Gvajanska kreja
Swedish: cayenneskrika, Cayennskrika
Turkish: Guyana mavi kargası
Ukrainian: Пая білощока
Chinese: 白颈蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 白枕藍鴉

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