Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Plush-crested Jay
The Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanocorax chrysops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plush-crested Jay
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanocorax chrysops diesingii
- Cyanocorax chrysops insperatus
- Cyanocorax chrysops chrysops
- Cyanocorax chrysops tucumanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pica chrysops
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Paraguay; based on Azara, no. 53, 'Acahe'.
- Original description
- 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.124
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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