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Purplish-backed Jay
Cyanocorax beecheii
23 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
San Blas JayCyanocorax sanblasianus
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 666 |
|---|---|
| Sinaloa | 604 |
| Nayarit | 43 |
| Sonora | 19 |
| United States | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
- SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae |
| Genus | Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays · Cyanocorax |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purplish-backed Jay with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.