Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Plush-crested Jay

Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Plush-capped Jay, Band-tailed Jay, Urraca Jay
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Iguazu Falls, Argentina - Oct, 2004 © Harold Stiver  near Iguazu Falls, Argentina - Oct, 2004 © Harold Stiver  Iguazu Falls, Paraná, Brazil - Sep, 2004 © Tom Stephenson 
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Range

(1) Brazil s. of the Amazon.
(2) N., e., and se. Bolivia, Paraguay to se. Brazil.
(3) N. Argentina (Misiones). Uruguay.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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