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Azure-hooded jay

Cyanolyca cucullata (Ridgway, 1885)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 94.2 g to 109 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata)
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the azure-hooded jay

Weight
94.2 g – 109 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the azure-hooded jay live?

Not recorded

What is the azure-hooded jay?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Middle America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species is known to have four subspecies. It is 11 to 12 inches (28 to 30 cm) in length and is dark blue with a black head and upper chest. The back of the head and neck are sky blue with a white border.

The jays travel in groups of two to ten individuals and may join mixed-species flocks. It is a secretive species and therefore difficult to observe in the wild. As an omnivore, this jay eats berries, seeds, and small, dead animals. Females lay three to four eggs, and the young fledge after twenty days. This species is listed as Least Concern, meaning it is not threatened with extinction.

From the Wikipedia article “Azure-hooded jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azure-hooded_jay&oldid=1371444387), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the azure-hooded jay endangered?

The azure-hooded jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the azure-hooded jay classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusCyanolyca
  7. SpeciesCyanolyca cucullata (Ridgway, 1885)

Synonyms Cyanocorax cucullatus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • قيق سماوي القلنسوةArabic
  • gaig de coroneta blavaCatalan
  • sojka kápováCzech
  • sgrech benlasWelsh
  • MaskeazurskadeDanish
  • BlaukappenhäherGerman
  • lazurkapuĉa garoloEsperanto
  • Chara coroniazulSpanish
  • Arrendajo coroniazulSpanish
  • Arrendajo gorro azulSpanish
  • Chara gorro azulSpanish
  • Urraca coroniazulSpanish
  • Urraca de Toca CelesteSpanish
  • Urraca gorro azulSpanish
  • lasuurkiird-sininäärEstonian
  • sinilakkinaakkaFinnish
  • Geai couronnéFrench
  • Geai-bleu à capuchonFrench
  • crnotrba šojkaCroatian
  • kéksapkás szajkóHungarian
  • Ghiandaia monacaItalian
  • ボウシアオカケスJapanese
  • juodakrūtis meksikinis kėkštasLithuanian
  • Wíiʼii bitsiiyah dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • AzuurkapgaaiDutch
  • blåhetteskrikeNorwegian
  • modrowronka czarnolicaPolish
  • gaio-de-coroa-azulPortuguese
  • Синеголовая сойкаRussian
  • синеголовая мексиканская сойкаRussian
  • kapuciarka čepcováSlovak
  • Plavoglava krejaSerbian
  • azurkronad skrikaSwedish
  • Gökçe Başlı Mavi KargaTurkish
  • гагер чорнощокийUkrainian
  • 青蓝头鹊Chinese
  • 天藍色藍頭鵲Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the azure-hooded jay

Other species in the same genus Cyanolyca.

NT, Near Threatened
Dwarf jay (Cyanolyca nanus)

Dwarf jay

Cyanolyca nanus

Corvidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the azure-hooded jay?

An adult azure-hooded jay weighs 94.2 g – 109 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the azure-hooded jay endangered?

The azure-hooded jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the azure-hooded jay?

The azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{azure_hooded_jay_2026,
  title = {Azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-hooded-jay},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}