Magpie-jay
The magpie-jays are a genus, Calocitta, of the family Corvidae (crow-like birds) native to the southern part of North America. Sometimes placed in the genus Cyanocorax. The two known species are known to form hybrids.
| Magpie-jays | |
|---|---|
| White-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Calocitta G.R. Gray, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Pica formosa Swainson, 1827 | |
| Species | |
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The genus was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray with the white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa) as the type species. The name Calocitta combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" and kitta meaning "jay".
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