Magpie-jays | |
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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
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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. Sometimes placed in the genus Cyanocorax. The two known species are known to form hybrids.
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. [1] [2] The name Calocitta combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" and kitta meaning "jay". [3]
The genus contains two species. [4]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Black-throated magpie-jay |
Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829) |
Mexico from southern Sonora south to Jalisco and northwestern Colima |
Size: 58.5 to 76.5 cm (23.0 to 30.1 in) long, more than half of which is the
tail, and weight is 225–251 g (7.9–8.9 oz).
[5] Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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White-throated magpie-jay |
Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) |
Southeastern Mexico, western Guatemala, and Costa Rica |
Size: 43 and 56 cm (17–22 in) in length and weighs 205 to 213 g (7.2–7.5 oz)
[6] Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Magpie-jays | |
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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 | |
|
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.
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. [1] [2] The name Calocitta combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" and kitta meaning "jay". [3]
The genus contains two species. [4]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Black-throated magpie-jay |
Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829) |
Mexico from southern Sonora south to Jalisco and northwestern Colima |
Size: 58.5 to 76.5 cm (23.0 to 30.1 in) long, more than half of which is the
tail, and weight is 225–251 g (7.9–8.9 oz).
[5] Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
White-throated magpie-jay |
Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) |
Southeastern Mexico, western Guatemala, and Costa Rica |
Size: 43 and 56 cm (17–22 in) in length and weighs 205 to 213 g (7.2–7.5 oz)
[6] Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|