Turquoise Jay
Cyanolyca turcosa(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
English (US) Turquoise Jay
The Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) 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: Andes of southeastern Colombia to northern Peru (northern Piura and northwestern Cajamarca)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cyanolyca turcosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Turquoise Jay
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanocitta turcosa
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
- Type locality
- 'Colombie et l'Équateur' [= near Puerres, Narino, Colombia; designated by de Schauensee (1951, Caldasia, 5, no. 25, p. 884)].
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 37 p.830
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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