Purplish-backed Jay
Cyanocorax beecheii
The purplish-backed jay 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".
- Scientific name
- Cyanocorax beecheii
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- IUCN status
- LC