Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
About the Purplish Jay
The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and as a vagrant to Uruguay. The purplish jay was originally described in 1818 as Pica cyanomelas, mistakenly identifying it as a magpie. The purplish jay is monotypic. Some authors treat the purplish jay and the azure jay (C. caeruleus) as a superspecies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 93 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Azure JayCyanocorax caeruleusrecording
- Green JayCyanocorax luxuosusrecording
- Inca JayCyanocorax yncasrecording
- Violaceous JayCyanocorax violaceusrecording
- White-tailed JayCyanocorax mystacalisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.