Purplish-backed Jay
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Purplish-backed Jay at the Henry Doorly Zoo
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Cyanocorax beecheii (Vigors, 1829) |
The Purplish-backed Jay, Cyanocorax beecheii, is a bird of the crow family Corvidae, with purple feathers on its back and black feathers everwhere else.
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A Purplish-backed Jay eating at the Henry Doorly Zoo |
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Cyanocorax beecheii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 1 Oct 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
[edit] External links
- Purplish-backed Jay videos on the Internet Bird Collection