- Cyanocorax cristatellus
Identification
35cm (13¾ in). A distinctive jay.
- Dark blue back
- Black head and neck
- White below
- White breast
- Pronounced curled crest (larger in males)
- Cyan-blue base of tail, white rest
Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller than adults and have a shorter and less curled crest.
Distribution
Found in southeast Brazil, extreme east-central and northeast Paraguay and extreme east Bolivia.
Common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
May form a superspecies with Violaceous Jay, Purplish Jay and Azure Jay.
Habitat
Dry Cerrado forest. Occurs at 150m to 1100m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, fruit, eggs and nestlings, geckos, palm nuts, nectar, and invertebrates.
Usually seen in small flocks of 6 - 9 birds.
Breeding
Breeding season from September to March. Social breeders with helpers. The nest is cu-shaped and made of twigs. It's placed 3 - 7m above the ground in a tree. Lays 5 - 6 eggs.
There may be more than one brood in the year.
Movements
A sedentary species.
Vocalisation
Call: gray, graa, gray-gray-gray repeated 8-10 times.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Curl-crested Jay. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Curl-crested_Jay
External Links
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