Cyanocorax
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 Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
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17 species; see text. |
The tufted jays are a genus, Cyanocorax, of New World jays, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae.
It contains several closely related species and is dominant in Central and South America.
The genus includes seventeen species:
- Black-chested Jay, Cyanocorax affinis
- Purplish-backed Jay, Cyanocorax beecheii
- Azure Jay, Cyanocorax caeruleus
- Cayenne Jay, Cyanocorax cayanus
- Plush-crested Jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
- Curl-crested Jay, Cyanocorax cristatellus
- Purplish Jay, Cyanocorax cyanomelas
- White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon
- Tufted Jay, Cyanocorax dickeyi
- Azure-naped Jay, Cyanocorax heilprini
- Bushy-crested Jay, Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
- Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio
- White-tailed Jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis
- San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus
- Violaceous Jay, Cyanocorax violaceus
- Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
- Yucatan Jay, Cyanocorax yucatanicus
