Cayenne jay
Cyanocorax cayanus (Linnaeus, 1766)
The cayenne jay (Cyanocorax cayanus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 175 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cayenne jay
- Weight
- 175 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 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 cayenne jay live?
Not recorded
What is the cayenne jay?
The Cayenne jay (Cyanocorax cayanus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Cayenne jay in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He used the French name Le geay de Cayenne and the Latin Garrulus Cayanensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was the Cayenne jay. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Corvus cayanus and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus Cyanocorax that was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826. No subspecies are recognised.
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Is the cayenne jay endangered?
The cayenne 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 cayenne jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCyanocorax
- SpeciesCyanocorax cayanus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Corvus cayanus, Garrulus larvatus
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- قيق كايانArabic
- gaig de CaienaCatalan
- sojka guyanskáCzech
- sgrech CayenneWelsh
- CayenneblåskadeDanish
- CayenneblaurabeGerman
- Cayenne-BlauhäherGerman
- kajena garoloEsperanto
- Chara cayenneSpanish
- Arrendajo cayenneSpanish
- Chara de CayenaSpanish
- Urraca cayenneSpanish
- guajaana sininäärEstonian
- orinoconnärhiFinnish
- Geai de CayenneFrench
- Geai-bleu de CayenneFrench
- bjelovrata šojkaCroatian
- cayenne-i indigószajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia di CayenneItalian
- Ghiandaia della CaiennaItalian
- シロハラルリサンジャクJapanese
- kajeninis margasis kėkštasLithuanian
- Zhį́ʼii dootłʼizhí bizééʼ łigaaígííNavajo
- CayennegaaiDutch
- guyanaskrikeNorwegian
- modrowronka białogłowaPolish
- gaio-de-caienaPortuguese
- gralha-da-guianaPortuguese
- Кайенская сойкаRussian
- Кайеннская разноцветная сойкаRussian
- kapuciarka bielotylováSlovak
- Gvajanska krejaSerbian
- cayenneskrikaSwedish
- Guyana Mavi KargasıTurkish
- пая білощокаUkrainian
- 白枕藍鴉Chinese
- 白颈蓝鸦Chinese
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Relatives of the cayenne 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cayenne jay?
An adult cayenne jay weighs 175 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cayenne jay endangered?
The cayenne 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 cayenne jay?
The cayenne jay (Cyanocorax cayanus) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
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