Curl-crested Jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
English (US) Curl-crested Jay
The Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus) 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.
Range: south-central Brazil to eastern Bolivia and far northeastern ParaguayRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cyanocorax cristatellus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Curl-crested Jay
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus cristatellus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
- Type locality
- Bresil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.33, vol.2 pl.193
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Crows, Jays, and Magpies
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Cyanocorax colliei
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Cyanocorax formosus
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Azure Jay
Cyanocorax coeruleus
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Purplish Jay
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Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
White-tailed Jay
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Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Yucatan Jay
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Purplish-backed Jay
Cyanocorax beecheii
San Blas Jay
Cyanocorax sanblasianus
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