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Azure Jay
Cyanocorax coeruleus (Vieillot, LJP 1818)
The azure jay is a passeriform bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest, especially with Araucaria angustifolia, in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It is the state bird of Paraná. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
Genus:
Cyanocorax
Scientific:
Cyanocorax coeruleus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
Genus:
Cyanocorax
Scientific:
Cyanocorax coeruleus
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
26 p.126
Protonym:
Pica caerulea
Type locality:
Paraguay; based on Azara, no. 55, 'Urraca celeste'.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18046264
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D435058AA6A8A8B4
Avibase ID:
avibase-D435058A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D435058A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559621
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Cyanocorax coeruleus: southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
Source: Clements checklist
Azure Jay
Catalan:
gaig atzur
Czech:
sojka azurová
Danish:
Azurblåskade
German:
Azurblaurabe
Spanish:
Chara Cerúlea
Spanish (Spain):
Chara Cerúlea
Finnish:
huppunärhi
French:
Geai azuré
Croatian:
krupnokljuna šojka
Hungarian:
borzas indigószajkó
Italian:
Ghiandaia cerulea
Japanese (romaji):
aosanjaku
Japanese:
アオサンジャク
Lithuanian:
Melsvasis margasis kėkštas
Dutch:
Azuurblauwe Gaai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Asurskrikje
Norwegian:
Asurskrike
Polish:
modrowronka lazurowa
Portuguese:
Gralha-azul
Portuguese (Brazil):
gralha-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaio-celeste
Russian:
Лазурная сойка
Slovak:
kapuciarka lazúrová
Serbian:
Brazilska plavo-crna kreja
Swedish:
azurskrika
Ukrainian:
Пая лазурова
Chinese:
青蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
天藍鴉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Geai azuré ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Geai azuré ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2015: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2016: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2017: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2018: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2019: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2021: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2022: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2023: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| eBird version 2024: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax coeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cyanocorax caeruleus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cyanocorax caeruleus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cyanocorax caeruleus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Azure Jay ( Cyanocorax caeruleus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanocorax caeruleus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanocorax caeruleus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: gaig atzur
Czech: Sojka azurová
Danish: Azurblåskade
German: Azurblaurabe, Azur-Blaurabe
English: Azure Jay
English, HBW: Azure Jay
English (IOC): Azure Jay
English (United States): Azure Jay
Esperanto: Lazura garolo
Spanish: Chara Cerúlea, Urraca azul, Urraca Celeste
Spanish (Argentine): Urraca azul
Spanish (Spain): Chara Cerúlea
Spanish (HBW): Azure Jay
Spanish (Paraguay): Urraca azul
Spanish (Uruguay): Urraca Azul
Estonian: araukaaria-sininäär
Finnish: Huppunärhi
French: Geai azuré, Geai-bleu azuré
Guarani: Aka'ê hovy
Croatian: krupnokljuna šojka
Hungarian: borzas indigószajkó
Italian: Ghiandaia cerulea
Japanese (romaji): aosanjaku
Japanese: アオサンジャク, アオサンヂャク
Scientific: Cyanocorax caeruleus, Cyanocorax coeruleus, Pica caerulea
Lithuanian: Melsvasis margasis kėkštas
Dutch: Azuurblauwe Gaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Asurskrikje
Norwegian: Asurskrike
Polish: modrowronka lazurowa
Portuguese: acaé, gralha, Gralha-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): acaé, gralha, Gralha Azur, Gralha-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): gaio-celeste, Gralha-azul
Russian: Лазурная разноцветная сойка, Лазурная сойка
Slovak: kapuciarka lazúrová
Serbian: Brazilska plavo-crna kreja, Svetloplava kreja
Swedish: Azurskrika
Turkish: Gökmavi mavi karga
Ukrainian: Пая лазурова
Chinese: 青蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 天藍鴉
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