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<ref name = "Jobling">{{cite book | title = The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names | first = James A. | last = Jobling | year = 2010 | location = London, UK | publisher = Christopher Helm | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 | page = 126 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:12, 22 March 2018
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| C. cristata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanocitta Strickland, 1845 |
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| 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. | |
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]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cyanocitta cristata | Blue jay | eastern and central United States, Newfoundland, Canada |
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Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's jay | west of the Rocky Mountains |
The name Cyanocitta is a combination of the Greek words kuanos, meaning "dark blue" and kitta, meaning "jay".[2]
References
- ^ "ITIS Report: Cyanocitta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
Media related to Cyanocitta at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cyanocitta at Wikispecies
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