Azure-naped Jay
Cyanocorax heilpriniGentry, AF, 1885
English (US) Azure-naped Jay
The Azure-naped Jay (Cyanocorax heilprini) 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 heilprini
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Azure-naped Jay
- Described by
- Gentry, AF, 1885
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanocorax heilprini heilprini
- Cyanocorax heilprini hafferi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gentry, AF, 1885
- Type locality
- Rio Negro.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 37 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Plush-crested Jay
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White-naped Jay
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Black-headed Jay
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