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Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Urraca Común
Gralha-picaça
Family: Corvidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Pica chrysops.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsLasiurus sp.07/09/2023Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
MammalsLasiurus sp.07/09/2023Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
PlantsYatay (Butia yatay)02/02/2023Diego Oscar
BirdsTorcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)01/05/2010Jorge La Grotteria



Number of Photography: 962

Foto
Photography ID: 676776
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/29/2026
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 671677
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 670896
  Adult
San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
02/01/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 669079
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
08/24/2025
Pablo Sanchez
Foto
Photography ID: 669062
  Adult
La Caldera
Salta
Argentina
08/20/2025
Pablo Sanchez
Foto
Photography ID: 668265
♂ ♀  Adult
Misiones
Misiones
Argentina
07/17/2022
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 667054
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
01/01/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 663896
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/24/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 663453
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
11/17/2025
Federico J. Villegas



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 20



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes02/06/2026ArgentinaTucumánParque Guillermina - Av Mate De Luna 4100, San Miguel de TucumánIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/19/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa06/28/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresJuan Bautista de LaSalle 282, San IsidroN/AN/AYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa06/28/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresJuan Bautista de LaSalle 282, San IsidroN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria06/28/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la Ribera Norte 650-602, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)N/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni03/24/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta provincial 86 (camino de Mburucuyá a Caacatí, Parque Nacional MburucuyáN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes03/17/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas de Reyes, Capital♂ ♀SeveralNoNo
Elsa Longo08/04/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íN/AAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni06/18/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni07/21/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/AYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa10/25/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosEspejo 1241, ConcordiaN/ASeveralYesNo
Elvis Alberto Ramirez07/01/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Puerto PenínsulaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Sebastián Otero12/13/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Nicolas Olejnik11/08/2013ArgentinaMisionesRefugio Privado de Vida Silvestre YacutingaN/AAdultYesNo
Román Montero07/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresCastelarN/AAdultYesNo
 DownloadDora Virginia Montenegro10/02/2013ArgentinaJujuyArroyo Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Oscar08/21/2011ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar11/27/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar♂ ♀SeveralYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo04/05/2007ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Jose Luis Merlo08/28/2010ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Films: 8





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Number of Records: 4841



Page 1 of 485
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244509508/03/202613:08ArgentinaBuenos AiresLos Alamos 1575, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)4María Alejandra Sosa
244476308/03/202613:08ArgentinaBuenos AiresLos Alamos 1575, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)4Jorge La Grotteria
244474208/03/202611:49ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)1María Alejandra Sosa
244045909/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)2Gabriel Carbajales
243232709/02/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande3Pablo Bruni
242834906/02/2026ArgentinaTucumánParque Guillermina - Av Mate De Luna 4100, San Miguel de TucumánViviana Fuentes
242665201/02/2026ArgentinaMisionesclub del río, San IgnacioAndrés Barca
244327229/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Urquiza, ParanáNéstor Trossero
242169524/01/202607:45ParaguayConcepciónPY22, Paso Horqueta-Santa LuciaDominic Oviedo Löwen
242166824/01/202607:28ParaguayConcepciónSan AlfredoDominic Oviedo Löwen
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.