The violaceous jay (Cyanocorax violaceus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and their allies.

In eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, the azure-naped jay is distinguished by its pale iris, white undertail coverts and tip to the tail, paler nape, and short frontal crest.

The violaceous jay is omnivorous, mainly consuming fruits, insects, and bird and reptile eggs.

Violaceous jays in Venezuela forage chiefly in the middle and upper canopy (above 18 meters) in a mature tropical evergreen rainforest.

In southwest Guyana, (the southwest Guiana Shield), the range borders Roraima state, Brazil and the Amazon River, (Rio Negro), tributary, the south-flowing Branco River of central Roraima.