Purplish jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)
The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 207 g to 214.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the purplish jay
- Weight
- 207 g – 214.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3 – 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 purplish jay live?
Not recorded
What is the purplish jay?
The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and as a vagrant to Uruguay.
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Is the purplish jay endangered?
The purplish 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 purplish jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCyanocorax
- SpeciesCyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms Pica cyanomelas
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- قيق ارجوانيArabic
- gaig foscCatalan
- sojka lesníCzech
- sgrech borfforaiddWelsh
- PurpurblåskadeDanish
- PurpurblaurabeGerman
- Purpur-BlauhäherGerman
- purpura garoloEsperanto
- Chara moradaSpanish
- Arrendajo moradoSpanish
- Urraca moradaSpanish
- purpur-sininäärEstonian
- nokinärhiFinnish
- Geai bleu-noirFrench
- Geai-bleu cyanomèleFrench
- mrka šojkaCroatian
- bíbor indigószajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia violaItalian
- ムラサキサンジャクJapanese
- rudnugaris margasis kėkštasLithuanian
- Zhį́ʼii tsédídéehgo dootłʼizhíNavajo
- PurpergaaiDutch
- fløyelsskrikeNorwegian
- modrowronka purpurowaPolish
- gaio-do-pantanalPortuguese
- Gralha del pantanalPortuguese
- gralha-do-pantanalPortuguese
- Gralha-púrpuraPortuguese
- Пурпурная сойкаRussian
- Пурпурная разноцветная сойкаRussian
- kapuciarka fialováSlovak
- Ljubičastorepa krejaSerbian
- purpurskrikaSwedish
- Morumsu Mavi KargaTurkish
- пая пурпуроваUkrainian
- 紫藍鴉Chinese
- 淡紫蓝鸦Chinese
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Relatives of the purplish 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
ComparePurplish jay vs Plush-crested jayPurplish jay vs Inca jayPurplish jay vs Black-throated magpie-jayPurplish jay vs Yucatan jay
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the purplish jay?
An adult purplish jay weighs 207 g – 214.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the purplish jay endangered?
The purplish 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 purplish jay?
The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) 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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