---
title: "Gralha-violácea"
description: "Cyanocorax violaceus — Aves. The violaceous jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/violaceous-jay
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gralha-violácea

> Cyanocorax violaceus — Aves. The violaceous jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays.

- Scientific name: *Cyanocorax violaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1518
- Wikidata: [Q1588111](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588111)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8468](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8468)

## Names

- en: Violaceous Jay
- de: Hyazinthenblaurabe
- es: Urraca violácea
- fr: Geai violacé
- nl: Violetgaai
- pt: Gralha-violácea
- pl: Modrowronka hiacyntowa

## Countries with the most observations

CO (530), EC (399), PE (326), BR (63), BO (17), VE (9)

## Summary

The violaceous jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana.

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

## Photo

![Gralha-violácea](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/violaceous-jay/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196568885

## Machine access

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