Biology:Tufted jay

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Short description: Species of bird

Tufted jay
Tufted Jay.jpg
In Sinaloa, Mexico
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
Species:
C. dickeyi
Binomial name
Cyanocorax dickeyi
Moore, RT, 1935
Cyanocorax dickeyi map.svg
Mexican postage stamp depicting an illustration of tufted jay.

The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sinaloa and Durango in Mexico, including the Espinazo del Diablo region, and is threatened by deforestation there.[2]

It is resident in relatively moist, epiphyte-laden subtropical montane forests, especially those with a large component of oaks.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q1587951 entry