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| taxon = Cyanocitta |
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| authority = [[Hugh Edwin Strickland|Strickland]], 1845 |
| authority = [[Hugh Edwin Strickland|Strickland]], 1845 |
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| type_species = ''[[Cyanocitta cristata|Corvus cristatus]]'' |
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| type_species_authority = [[Linnaeus]], 1758 |
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |
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| subdivision = *''[[Blue jay|Cyanocitta cristata]]'' |
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*''[[Blue jay|Cyanocitta cristata]]'' |
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*''[[Steller's jay|Cyanocitta stelleri]]'' |
*''[[Steller's jay|Cyanocitta stelleri]]'' |
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| range_map = Cyanocitta distribution.svg |
| range_map = Cyanocitta distribution.svg |
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| range_map_caption =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. |
| range_map_caption = 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. |
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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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| Corvus cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
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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[2] |
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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".[3]
References
- ^ "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
Media related to Cyanocitta at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cyanocitta at Wikispecies
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