Cyanocitta is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies. Established by Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1845, it contains the following species:[1]
Distribution of the Cyanocitta jays in North America. Red: Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), black: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Dotted line: irregular wintering, dashed line: irregular breeding.
^Smith, Kimberley G.; Tarvin, Kevin A.; Woolfenden, Glen E. (2013-12-04). Poole, A. F. (ed.). "Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)". The Birds of North America Online. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bna.469. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 126. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
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cyanocitta, genus, birds, family, corvidae, family, which, contains, crows, jays, magpies, established, hugh, edwin, strickland, 1845, contains, following, species, cristatascientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclade, dino. Cyanocitta is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae a family which contains the crows jays and magpies Established by Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1845 it contains the following species 1 CyanocittaC cristataScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeGenus CyanocittaStrickland 1845Type speciesCorvus cristatusLinnaeus 1758SpeciesCyanocitta cristata Cyanocitta stelleriDistribution of the Cyanocitta jays in North America Red Steller s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri black Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Dotted line irregular wintering dashed line irregular breeding Image Scientific name Common Name DistributionCyanocitta cristata Blue jay eastern and central United States Newfoundland Canada 2 Cyanocitta stelleri Steller s jay west of the Rocky MountainsThe name Cyanocitta is a combination of the Greek words kuanos meaning dark blue and kitta meaning jay 3 References Edit ITIS Report Cyanocitta Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 9 July 2015 Smith Kimberley G Tarvin Kevin A Woolfenden Glen E 2013 12 04 Poole A F ed Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata The Birds of North America Online Ithaca New York Cornell Lab of Ornithology doi 10 2173 bna 469 Retrieved 2019 08 14 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names London UK Christopher Helm p 126 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Cyanocitta at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Cyanocitta at Wikispecies nbsp This Corvidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyanocitta amp oldid 1180031823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
