Cyanolyca
| Cyanolyca | |
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| Cyanolyca turcosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Cyanolyca Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Cyanocorax armillatus[1] Gray, 1845
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| Species | |
|
9, see text | |
Cyanolyca is a genus of small jays found in humid highland forests in southern Mexico, Central America and the Andes in South America. All are largely blue and have a black mask. They also possess black bills and legs and are skulking birds. They frequently join mixed-species flocks of birds.[2]
Species
[edit]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-collared jay
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Cyanolyca armillata (Gray, 1845) |
Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Turquoise jay
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Cyanolyca turcosa (Bonaparte, 1853) |
southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-collared jay
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Cyanolyca viridicyanus (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) |
Peru and Bolivia
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Azure-hooded jay
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Cyanolyca cucullata (Ridgway, 1885) |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, southeastern Mexico, and western Panama
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Beautiful jay
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Cyanolyca pulchra (Lawrence, 1876) |
Colombia and Ecuador
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Black-throated jay
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Cyanolyca pumilo (Strickland, 1849) |
Chiapas, Guatemala and Honduras
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Dwarf jay
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Cyanolyca nanus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) |
Mexico
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-throated jay
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Cyanolyca mirabilis Nelson, 1903 |
Mexico
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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| Silvery-throated jay
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Cyanolyca argentigula (Lawrence, 1875) |
Costa Rica and Panama
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
[edit]- ^ "Corvidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Howell, Steve N.G.; Sophie Webb (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 541–542. ISBN 0-19-854012-4.
External links
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