Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays
Cyanocorax
Cyanocorax is a genus of New World jays, passerine birds in the crow family, Corvidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words κυανος (kuanos), meaning "dark blue," and κοραξ (korax), meaning "raven".
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Green Jay
speciesCyanocorax yncas
Brown Jay
speciesCyanocorax morio
White-throated Magpie-Jay
speciesCyanocorax formosus
Yucatan Jay
speciesCyanocorax yucatanicus
Plush-crested Jay
speciesCyanocorax chrysops
Black-throated Magpie-Jay
speciesCyanocorax colliei
Black-chested Jay
speciesCyanocorax affinis
Curl-crested Jay
speciesCyanocorax cristatellus
Violaceous Jay
speciesCyanocorax violaceus
Purplish Jay
speciesCyanocorax cyanomelas
Purplish-backed Jay
speciesCyanocorax beecheii
San Blas Jay
speciesCyanocorax sanblasianus
Azure Jay
speciesCyanocorax caeruleus
Bushy-crested Jay
speciesCyanocorax melanocyaneus
White-naped Jay
speciesCyanocorax cyanopogon
Tufted Jay
speciesCyanocorax dickeyi
White-tailed Jay
speciesCyanocorax mystacalis
Cayenne Jay
speciesCyanocorax cayanus
Azure-naped Jay
speciesCyanocorax heilprini
Black-throated × White-throated Magpie-Jay
hybridCyanocorax colliei × formosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8465.