Azure-naped Jay (Cyanocorax heilprini)
About the Azure-naped Jay
The azure-naped jay (Cyanocorax heilprini) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The Azure-naped jay was first described by Alan F. Gentry based on a single specimen, marked as a male, from the T. B. Wilson Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The genus Cyanocorax comes from the Ancient Greek kuanos (dark blue) and korax (raven). The species epithet heilprini honours Gentry's friend, Professor Angelo Heilprin. There are two identified subspecies: C. h. heilprini. The nominate subspecies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 15 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 Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela 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.