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Turquoise Jay
Gavin McKinnon (© Macaulay Library)

Turquoise Jay

Cyanolyca turcosa
BirdNET IDBN03592
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations581
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML178822831
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Description wikipedia

The turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. The turquoise jay is a vibrant blue jay with a black face mask and collar. It is found exclusively in South America throughout southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. The turquoise jay prefers a humid habitat of montane evergreen forest and elfin forest with both primary and secondary growth. This bird is omnivorous and is known to eat insects, berries, eggs, and young birds of other species. Turquoise jays are nonmigratory and tend to travel in mixed flocks.

Translated Descriptions (9)

es wikipedia
La urraca turquesa o chara turquesa​ (Cyanolyca turcosa) es una especie de ave de la familia Corvidae, que se encuentra en Colombia, Ecuador y el Perú.​
fi wikipedia
Turkoosinaakka (Cyanolyca turcosa) on Etelä-Amerikassa tavattava variksiin kuuluva varpuslintu.
fr wikipedia
Le Geai turquoise (Cyanolyca turcosa) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Corvidae.
it wikipedia
La ghiandaia turchese (Cyanolyca turcosa (Bonaparte, 1853)) è un uccello passeriforme appartenente alla famiglia Corvidae.
nl wikipedia
De turkooisgaai (Cyanolyca turcosa) is een zangvogel uit de familie Corvidae (kraaien).
pt wikipedia
Cyanolyca turcosa é uma espécie de ave da família Campephagidae. Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Colômbia, Equador e Peru. Os seus habitats naturais são: regiões subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de alta altitude.
ru wikipedia
Cyanolyca turcosa (лат.) — вид птиц семейства врановых. Подвидов не выделяют. Распространены в Эквадоре, Колумбии и Перу.
sv wikipedia
Turkosskrika (Cyanolyca turcosa) är en fågel i familjen kråkfåglar inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
青绿蓝头鹊(学名:Cyanolyca turcosa),是鸦科蓝头鹊属的一种,分布于厄瓜多尔、秘鲁和哥伦比亚。全球活动范围约为62,100平方千米。该物种的保护状况被评为无危。 青绿蓝头鹊的栖息地包括亚热带或热带严重退化的前森林和亚热带或热带的湿润山地林。

Common Names (40 locales)

ar قيق فيروزي
bg Тюркоазена сойка
br Kegin durkez
ca gaig turquesa
cs sojka tyrkysová
cy Sgrech werddlas
da Turkisskade
de Türkishäher
en Turquoise Jay
eo Turkisgarolo
es Chara Turquesa
es_EC Urraca Turquesa
es_ES Chara turquesa
es_MX Chara Turquesa
et ekuadori sininäär
fa جیجاق فیروزهای
fi turkoosinaakka
fr Geai turquoise
he עורבני טורקיז
hr tirkizna šojka
hu türkiz szajkó
it Ghiandaia turchese
ja ジュズカケアオカケス
nl Turkooisgaai
no turkisskrike
nv Wíiʼii dootłʼizhígíí
pl modrowronka turkusowa
pt turquoise jay
pt_PT Turquoise jay
ru Бирюзовая сойка
sk kapuciarka tyrkysová
sr Tirkizna kreja
sv turkosskrika
tr Türkuaz Mavi Karga
uk Гагер бірюзовий
zh 青绿蓝头鹊
zh-CN 青绿蓝头鹊
zh-hans 青绿蓝头鹊
zh-hant 青綠藍頭鵲
zh-hk 青綠藍頭鵲

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#8171
eBirdturjay1
Macaulay Libraryturjay1
Xeno-CantoCyanolyca turcosa
observation.org#75363
GBIF2482549
NCBI617239
AvibaseCyanolyca-turcosa
BirdLife22705649