Magpie-jay
Magpie-jays | |
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White-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Calocitta G.R. Gray, 1841 |
Species | |
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The magpie-jays are a genus, Calocitta, of the family Corvidae (crow-like birds) native to the southern part of North America. The two known species are known to form hybrids.
Species
- Black-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta colliei
- White-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa
References
- "Calocitta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
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