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title: "Black-chested Jay"
description: "Cyanocorax affinis — Uccelli. The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-chested-jay
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-chested Jay

> Cyanocorax affinis — Uccelli. The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.

- Scientific name: *Cyanocorax affinis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2297
- Wikidata: [Q1588102](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588102)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8479)

## Names

- en: Black-chested Jay
- de: Schwarzbrust-Blaurabe
- es: Urraca de pecho negro
- fr: Geai à poitrine noire
- nl: Zwartborstgaai
- pl: Modrowronka liliowoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

CO (1369), PA (631), CR (51), VE (12)

## Summary

The black-chested jay (Cyanocorax affinis) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-chested_jay

## Photo

![Black-chested Jay](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-chested-jay/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gustavo Puente · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163752723

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-chested-jay?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).