Black-chested jay
Cyanocorax affinis Pelzeln, 1856
The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 199 g to 212.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-chested jay
- Weight
- 199 g – 212.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 4src 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 black-chested jay live?
Not recorded
What is the black-chested jay?
The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
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Is the black-chested jay endangered?
The black-chested jay is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the black-chested jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCyanocorax
- SpeciesCyanocorax affinis Pelzeln, 1856
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- قيق أسود الصدرArabic
- gaig pitnegreCatalan
- sojka černoprsáCzech
- sgrech frondduWelsh
- Sortbrystet BlåskadeDanish
- SchwarzbrustblaurabeGerman
- Schwarzbrust-BlauhäherGerman
- Schwarzbrust-BlaurabeGerman
- nigrabrusta garoloEsperanto
- Chara pechinegraSpanish
- Arrendajo de pecho negroSpanish
- Carriquí pechiblancoSpanish
- Chara de pecho negroSpanish
- Urraca de pecho negroSpanish
- Urraca PechinegraSpanish
- kolumbia sininäärEstonian
- banaaninärhiFinnish
- Geai à poitrine noireFrench
- Geai-bleu à poitrine noireFrench
- crnoprsa šojkaCroatian
- feketemellű indigószajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia pettoneroItalian
- ムナグロルリサンジャクJapanese
- munagurorurisanjakuJapanese
- juodakrūtis margasis kėkštasLithuanian
- Zhį́ʼii dootłʼizhí bitéél halzhinígííNavajo
- ZwartborstgaaiDutch
- blåflekkskrikeNorwegian
- modrowronka liliowoskrzydlaPolish
- modrowronka liliowoskrzydłaPolish
- gaio-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
- Gralha-de-peito-negroPortuguese
- Черногрудая сойкаRussian
- Черногрудая разноцветная сойкаRussian
- kapuciarka čiernoprsáSlovak
- svartbröstad skrikaSwedish
- Kara Göğüslü Mavi KargaTurkish
- пая синьоброваUkrainian
- 黑胸蓝鸦Chinese
- 黑胸藍鴉Chinese
Relatives of the black-chested jay
Other species in the same genus Cyanocorax.
Plush-crested jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Inca jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Black-throated magpie-jay
Cyanocorax colliei
Yucatan jay
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Curl-crested jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus
Purplish-backed jay
Cyanocorax beecheii
CompareBlack-chested jay vs Plush-crested jayBlack-chested jay vs Inca jayBlack-chested jay vs Black-throated magpie-jayBlack-chested jay vs Yucatan jay
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-chested jay?
An adult black-chested jay weighs 199 g – 212.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-chested jay endangered?
The black-chested 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 black-chested jay?
The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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