Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gaig fosc |
| Dutch | Purpergaai |
| English | Purplish Jay |
| English (United States) | Purplish Jay |
| French | Geai bleu-noir |
| French (France) | Geai bleu-noir |
| German | Purpurblaurabe |
| Japanese | ムラサキサンジャク |
| Norwegian | fløyelsskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka purpurowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gralha-do-pantanal |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gralha-do-pantanal |
| Russian | Пурпурная сойка |
| Serbian | Ljubičastorepa kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka fialová |
| Spanish | Chara Morada |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Urraca Morada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Urraca morada |
| Spanish (Peru) | Urraca Purpúrea |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara morada |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Urraca Morada |
| Swedish | purpurskrika |
| Turkish | Morumsu Mavi Karga |
| Ukrainian | Пая пурпурова |
Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Pica cyanomelas
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26, p.127.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay; based on Azara no. 54, 'Urraca morada'.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- cyanomelaena / cyanomelana / cyanomelas
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Scientific name definitions
Donna Molfetto
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 13, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 13, 2010
Distribution
Introduction
The Purplish Jay ranges from southeastern Peru and northern and eastern Bolivia to
Paraguay, southwestern Brazil and northern Argentina (Ridgely and Tudor 1989, de Pinho et al. 2005).
The elevational range of the Purplish Jay extends from the lowlands up to 2000 m (Parker et al. 1996).
Endemic to the Americas.
Historical Changes to the Distribution
Deforestation is Brazil has allowed the Purplish Jay to expand its range eastward (Madge and Burn 1994). One exceptional sighting placed a Purplish Jay in Sao Paulo in 1987, but such extremes are rare (Willis and Oniki 1993).
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Purplish Jay
