Azure-naped jay

Azure-naped jay
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Corvidae
Genus:Cyanocorax
Species: C. heilprini
Binomial name
Cyanocorax heilprini
T. G. Gentry, 1885

The azure-naped jay (Cyanocorax heilprini) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Cyanocorax heilprini was named after Angelo Heilprin.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanocorax heilprini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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