Characterization: This bird measures about 33cm long, it has long wings and a relatively short tail. It has an extended front tuft. Its back is dark bluish violet, and its belly and tail are white. 

Distribution: Typical of the Midwest region (Goiás and Mato Grosso), is can also be found in Piauí, Maranhão, and Southern Pará, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo.

Habitat: Species typical of the central Brazil countryside.

Habits: They live in flocks and fly alternating their wing flapping rhythm in gliding flights. Arboreal, this species of bird can get around easily between the dense branches of a tree, jumping around in short flights.

Diet: Omnivorous, its broad diet includes fruits, insects, seeds, berries, small reptiles, eggs of other species of birds, and domestic poultry, such as chicken.

Breeding: This bird builds its nest with twigs supported by thicker branches. It usually lays 3-4 pale blue eggs speckled with brown spots. Hatching takes 16-18 days.

In the UFRA area: The Curl-crested Jay is considered rare because in the surveys that were done it was found on the São Francisco Sugarmill farms once in the restored native forests.