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Inca jay

Cyanocorax yncas (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 76.4 g to 88.3 g and live up to 10.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the inca jay

Weight
76.4 g – 88.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
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 inca jay live?

Not recorded

What is the inca jay?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is native to the Andes of South America. It is widely known as querrequerre in Spanish, an onomatopoeic name derived from the bird's call. The species has a discontinuous distribution, with one population in the southern Texas, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and another extending in a narrow band from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Its habitat includes forest, savanna and shrubland as well as human-inhabited areas, at altutudes from sea level to 3,500 metres (11,480 ft).

From the Wikipedia article “Inca jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inca_jay&oldid=1384647771), 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 inca jay endangered?

The inca 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.

How is the inca jay classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusCyanocorax
  7. SpeciesCyanocorax yncas (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Corvus yncas

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Green jayEnglish
  • قيق أخضرArabic
  • قيق الإنكاArabic
  • gaig incaCatalan
  • sojka zelenaváCzech
  • Grøn SkadeDanish
  • InkahäherGerman
  • GrünhäherGerman
  • InkablaurabeGerman
  • inkaa garoloEsperanto
  • Verda garoloEsperanto
  • Chara verdeSpanish
  • Arrendajo americano verdeSpanish
  • Arrendajo verdeSpanish
  • Carriquí de montañaSpanish
  • Carriquí verdiamarilloSpanish
  • Chara americana verdeSpanish
  • Querre-querreSpanish
  • QuerrequerreSpanish
  • Urraca americana verdeSpanish
  • Urraca verdeSpanish
  • rohenäärEstonian
  • loistonärhiFinnish
  • Geai incaFrench
  • Geai vertFrench
  • Geai-bleu incasFrench
  • zelena šojkaCroatian
  • zöld szajkóHungarian
  • ghiandaia incaItalian
  • Ghiandaia verdeItalian
  • インカサンジャクJapanese
  • žaliasis margasis kėkštasLithuanian
  • zaļais sīlisLatvian
  • Zhį́ʼii dootłʼizhí bitłʼaaʼ łitsooígííNavajo
  • grønnskrikeNorwegian Bokmål
  • IncagaaiDutch
  • inkaskrikeNorwegian
  • modrowronka zielonaPolish
  • gaio-incaPortuguese
  • Перуанская сойкаRussian
  • Перуанская голубая воронаRussian
  • Перуанская разноцветная сойкаRussian
  • kapuciarka pestráSlovak
  • Zelena američka krejaSerbian
  • inkaskrikaSwedish
  • Yeşil KargaTurkish
  • пая зеленаUkrainian
  • 綠色藍鴉Chinese
  • 印加绿蓝鸦Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the inca jay

Other species in the same genus Cyanocorax.

LC, Least Concern
Yucatan jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus)

Yucatan jay

Cyanocorax yucatanicus

Corvidae

CompareInca jay vs Plush-crested jayInca jay vs Black-throated magpie-jayInca jay vs Yucatan jayInca jay vs Curl-crested jay

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the inca jay?

An adult inca jay weighs 76.4 g – 88.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the inca jay endangered?

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

How long does the inca jay live?

The inca jay has a recorded lifespan of 10.7 years.

What kind of animal is the inca jay?

The inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/inca-jay

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BibTeX
@misc{inca_jay_2026,
  title = {Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/inca-jay},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}