Beautiful Jay
Cyanolyca pulchra
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The beautiful jay (Cyanolyca pulchra) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is closely related to the azure-hooded jay, and the two species are considered sister species. The species is monotypic, having no subspecies. The specific name for the beautiful jay, pulchra, is Latin for "beautiful".
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Western Andes of southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador (south to Pichincha).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Beautiful jay
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
