Tufted Jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi)
About the Tufted Jay
The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi), also known as the painted jay and Dickey's jay, is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae. It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Durango, and Nayarit. A distinctive large jay, it has a prominent dark crest on its head; purplish blue back, wings, and face; a white spot above the eye and on the cheek; white undersides; and a partially white tail. Its typical call is a quick, four-note vocalization.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 22 CC BY-NC-ND · 21 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Mexico 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.