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Cyanocorax yncas, commonly known as the Inca Jay, is a species of bird within the family Corvidae. It belongs to the genus Cyanocorax and is classified under the order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species has an average mass of 88.3 and a litter size of 4.
The taxon range for Cyanocorax yncas is South America. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern. Records of the species are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SEMAHN, MZFC-FC-UNAM, IIZD-UASLP, and TCWC. These records document occurrences in Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been reported to live up to 11.6 years (http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/longvrec.htm). Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,524
- With media
- 156
- Family
- Corvidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SEMAHN, MZFC-FC-UNAM, IIZD-UASLP, TCWC
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, Mexico, United States
Bird sounds
- alarm call· Colombia· quality A
- alarm call· Colombia· quality A
- subsong· Colombia· quality A
- call· Ecuador· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Part of
- jay
- Parent taxon
- Cyanocorax
- Mass
- 76.4
- Image
- Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas yncas) San Isidro.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Cyanocorax yncas
- taxon name
- Cyanocorax yncas
- Commons gallery
- Cyanocorax yncas
- litter size
- 4
- taxon common name
- gaio-inca
- short name
- C. yncas
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is native to the Andes of South America. It is widely known as querrequerre in Spanish, an onomatopoeic name derived from the bird's call.
Taxonomy
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