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Turquoise jay

Cyanolyca turcosa (Bonaparte, 1853)

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The turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 97.5 g to 127 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)
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Quick facts about the turquoise jay

Weight
97.5 g – 127 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 turquoise jay live?

Not recorded

What is the turquoise jay?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.

The turquoise jay is a vibrant blue jay with a black face mask and collar. It is found exclusively in South America throughout southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. The turquoise jay prefers a humid habitat of montane evergreen forest and elfin forest with both primary and secondary growth. This bird is omnivorous and is known to eat insects, berries, eggs, and young birds of other species. Turquoise jays are nonmigratory and tend to travel in mixed flocks.

From the Wikipedia article “Turquoise jay” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turquoise_jay&oldid=1380709504), 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 turquoise jay endangered?

The turquoise 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 turquoise jay classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusCyanolyca
  7. SpeciesCyanolyca turcosa (Bonaparte, 1853)

Synonyms Cyanocitta turcosa, Cyanolyca tucosa, Cyanolyca viridicyana turcosa

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • قيق فيروزيArabic
  • gaig turquesaCatalan
  • sojka tyrkysováCzech
  • sgrech werddlasWelsh
  • TurkisskadeDanish
  • TürkishäherGerman
  • turkisa garoloEsperanto
  • Chara turquesaSpanish
  • Arrendajo turquesaSpanish
  • Urraca turquesaSpanish
  • ekuadori sininäärEstonian
  • turkoosinaakkaFinnish
  • Geai turquoiseFrench
  • Geai-bleu turquoiseFrench
  • tirkizna šojkaCroatian
  • türkiz szajkóHungarian
  • Ghiandaia turcheseItalian
  • ジュズカケアオカケスJapanese
  • turkinis meksikinis kėkštasLithuanian
  • Wíiʼii dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • TurkooisgaaiDutch
  • turkisskrikeNorwegian
  • modrowronka turkusowaPolish
  • gaio-turquesaPortuguese
  • Бирюзовая сойкаRussian
  • Бирюзовая мексиканская сойкаRussian
  • kapuciarka tyrkysováSlovak
  • Tirkizna krejaSerbian
  • turkosskrikaSwedish
  • Türkuaz Mavi KargaTurkish
  • гагер бірюзовийUkrainian
  • 藍玉藍頭鵲Chinese
  • 青绿蓝头鹊Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the turquoise jay

Other species in the same genus Cyanolyca.

NT, Near Threatened
Dwarf jay (Cyanolyca nanus)

Dwarf jay

Cyanolyca nanus

Corvidae

CompareTurquoise jay vs Dwarf jayTurquoise jay vs Azure-hooded jayTurquoise jay vs Black-throated jayTurquoise jay vs Silvery-throated jay

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the turquoise jay?

An adult turquoise jay weighs 97.5 g – 127 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the turquoise jay endangered?

The turquoise 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 turquoise jay?

The turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/turquoise-jay

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BibTeX
@misc{turquoise_jay_2026,
  title = {Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/turquoise-jay},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}