35cm Similarly to other Brazilian JAYs, the CURL-CRESTEDJAY has
white lower parts and blue and black upper parts. It may be
confused with the Plush-crested JAY (Cyanocorax chrysops), but
while the last presents the crest in the back of the head, the
yellow iris and a blue patch around the eyes, the CURL-
CRESTEDJAY presents the crest on the forehead, the red iris and
the head is entirely black. Whereas the Old World ravens are
mostly black, as well as the crows, the Brazilan corvids are
colorful and most of them have white lower parts. There are 6
species of JAYs in Brazil, all of them extremely beautiful. The
CURL-CRESTEDJAY is one of Brazilian’s noisiest JAYs. To make the
noise louder they live in 4 do 8 individuals groups. These
groups live in a fixed territory, moving through predictable
paths everyday. They spend most of the time in the canopy,
rarely coming to the ground. It feeds mainly on large insects
and berries, but may also take other bird’s nestlings, treefrogs
and lizards. There is cooperative br