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'''Alternative name: Heilprin's Jay''' | '''Alternative name: Heilprin's Jay''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Cyanocorax|Cyanocorax]] heilprini | ;[[:Category:Cyanocorax|Cyanocorax]] heilprini | ||
| + | '''Includes: Campina Jay''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
33 - 36cm. A little known jay. | 33 - 36cm. A little known jay. | ||
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Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed | Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Only found in extreme east [[Colombia]], extreme south [[Venezuela]] and | + | Only found in extreme east [[Colombia]], extreme south [[Venezuela]] and Amazonian [[Brazil]].<br /> |
A restricted-range species but currently not globally threatened. | A restricted-range species but currently not globally threatened. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Two subspecies recognized: | |
| + | * ''C. h. heilprini'' from southeastern [[Colombia]] to southwestern [[Venezuela]] and extrem northwest [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | * ''C. h. hafferi'' in southwestern Amazonian [[Brazil]], from the west bank of the Purus River to the west bank of the Madeira River | ||
| + | ''hafferi'' was first described as full species, Campina Jay. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests and dry shrubland on sandy soils. Recorded at 100 - 250m. | Moist lowland forests and dry shrubland on sandy soils. Recorded at 100 - 250m. | ||
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Probably a sedentary species. | Probably a sedentary species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cyanocorax]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cyanocorax]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 12 May 2022
Alternative name: Heilprin's Jay
- Cyanocorax heilprini
Includes: Campina Jay
Identification
33 - 36cm. A little known jay.
- Feathers on nasal tuft and forehead stiffy erect forming a frontal crest
- Black forehad, forecrown and side of head
- Sepia side of neck, throat and upper breast
- Narrow malar stripe cyan-blue
- Sky-blue washed white nape, hindcrown and hindneck
- Bluish-mauved upperparts suffused with brown-grey
- Greyish-horn tinged blue tail with narrow whitish tips
- Greyish-horn tinged blue underparts, becoming pale cream on undertail-coverts
- Yellowish-white eye
- Black bill and legs
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed
Distribution
Only found in extreme east Colombia, extreme south Venezuela and Amazonian Brazil.
A restricted-range species but currently not globally threatened.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. h. heilprini from southeastern Colombia to southwestern Venezuela and extrem northwest Brazil
- C. h. hafferi in southwestern Amazonian Brazil, from the west bank of the Purus River to the west bank of the Madeira River
hafferi was first described as full species, Campina Jay.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and dry shrubland on sandy soils. Recorded at 100 - 250m.
Behaviour
Poorly known. No information about diet.
Juveniles were noted in March and April, a nest described as basin-shaped structure made of twigs.
Probably a sedentary species.
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
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Azure-naped Jay. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Azure-naped_Jay
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
