© Andrew Spencer
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra
Carly E. Hodes
Version: 1.0 — Published April 22, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gaig superb |
| Dutch | Ornaatgaai |
| English | Beautiful Jay |
| English (United States) | Beautiful Jay |
| French | Geai superbe |
| French (France) | Geai superbe |
| German | Schmuckhäher |
| Japanese | シロガシラアオカケス |
| Norwegian | praktskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka wspaniała |
| Russian | Красивая сойка |
| Slovak | kapuciarka nádherná |
| Spanish | Chara Hermosa |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Urraca Hermosa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara hermosa |
| Swedish | praktskrika |
| Turkish | Şahane Mavi Karga |
| Ukrainian | Гагер колумбійський |
Introduction
A relatively small, dark blue jay, the Beautiful Jay is a rare and local species that inhabits a narrow range of fragile humid forest habitat on the western slopes of the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. The natural history of the Beautiful Jay is very poorly known, even as its populations appear to be declining.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Beautiful Jay
