| Azure jay | |
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| In Curitiba, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanocorax |
| Species: | C. caeruleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanocorax caeruleus (Vieillot, 1818)
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| Approximate distribution in green | |
The azure jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus) (Brazilian Portuguese: Gralha-azul, meaning blue jackdaw) is a passeriform bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest, especially with Araucaria angustifolia, in south-eastern Brazil (São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul), far eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It is the state bird of Paraná.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Cyanocorax coeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22705708A118809755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705708A118809755.en. Retrieved 2 December 2023.