Biology:Purplish jay

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Short description: Species of bird

Purplish jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas.jpg
Near Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
Species:
C. cyanomelas
Binomial name
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
(Vieillot, 1818)
Cyanocorax cyanomelas map.svg

The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in northern Argentina , Bolivia, southern Brazil , Paraguay and southeastern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

Like many other corvids, it is known to act as a cleaner for large mammals, removing things such as ticks.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1433146 entry