Purplish-backed Jay
Also known as Cyanocorax beecheii
species of bird
Species
Least ConcernPurplish-backed Jay
species
Observations1,035
via IUCN
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The purplish-backed jay (Cyanocorax beecheii) is a bird of the crow family Corvidae, with purple feathers on its back, wings, and tail and black feathers elsewhere. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico, where its habitat is mainly dry deciduous forest. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being a "species of least concern".
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