Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Donna Molfetto
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 13, 2010
Text last updated May 13, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | gaig fosc |
Dutch | Purpergaai |
English | Purplish Jay |
English (United States) | Purplish Jay |
French | Geai bleu-noir |
French (France) | Geai bleu-noir |
German | Purpurblaurabe |
Japanese | ムラサキサンジャク |
Norwegian | fløyelsskrike |
Polish | modrowronka purpurowa |
Portuguese (Brazil) | gralha-do-pantanal |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Gralha-do-pantanal |
Russian | Пурпурная сойка |
Serbian | Ljubičastorepa kreja |
Slovak | kapuciarka fialová |
Spanish | Chara Morada |
Spanish (Argentina) | Urraca Morada |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Urraca morada |
Spanish (Peru) | Urraca Purpúrea |
Spanish (Spain) | Chara morada |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Urraca Morada |
Swedish | purpurskrika |
Turkish | Morumsu Mavi Karga |
Ukrainian | Пая пурпурова |
Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Pica cyanomelas
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26, p.127.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay; based on Azara no. 54, 'Urraca morada'.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- cyanomelaena / cyanomelana / cyanomelas
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)