Tufted jay
Tufted jay | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Cyanocorax |
Species: | C. dickeyi
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Binomial name | |
Cyanocorax dickeyi Moore, RT, 1935
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The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sinaloa and Durango in Mexico.
It is resident in relatively moist, epiphyte-laden subtropical montane forests, especially those with a large component of oaks.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cyanocorax dickeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22705726A179687092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22705726A179687092.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Cyanocorax
- Endemic birds of Western Mexico
- Natural history of Durango
- Natural history of Sinaloa
- Birds of the Sierra Madre Occidental
- Near threatened fauna of North America
- Near threatened biota of Mexico
- Birds described in 1935
- Corvidae stubs