Birds

Urraca Común

Cyanocorax chrysops

Key Features

Habitat

Bosques

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Family: Corvidae

Genus: Cyanocorax

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
A group of horses on the natural grassland at dusk, in a wide-open setting of great scenic value.

Cerro Agudo

Tacuarembó
A cluster of butiá palms growing on rocky outcrops

Cerro de los Chivos

Paysandú
Coladeras Wetland

Coladeras

Río Negro
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

El Cerro

Río Negro
Panoramic view of the Río Negro with riparian forests along both banks

El Jabalí

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

El Ombú

Río Negro
A quiet pool surrounded by native vegetation, with reflections on the water

El Refugio

Paysandú
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

El Retiro

Paysandú
Rock formation covered with native forest, with grasslands and hills in the background

El Retorno II

Tacuarembó
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

El Rosario

Río Negro
Hill forest with flat-topped hills and natural grassland at sunset

El Tala II

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Open landscape of grassland and native forest

La Palma

Cerro Largo
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Wind-formed sand patterns with scattered vegetation in the background

La Rinconada

Tacuarembó
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

La Trinidad

Río Negro
Green hillside with shadows of native trees and rocky outcrops in the background, a landscape characteristic of Lambaré.

Lambaré

Tacuarembó
A watercourse running between rocks and native vegetation in the forest.

Las Tunas

Río Negro
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó
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Quiebrayugos I

Treinta y Tres
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Quiebrayugos II

Treinta y Tres

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