Crows, Jays

Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

The Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is a 166 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Crows, Jays

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

166 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay.

Where to see it: PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia); Asunción Jardin Botanico (Paraguay); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay); San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Ranch (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Gabriel Reinoso Franchino, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist