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Cyanocorax  F. Boie, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 179711

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Cissilopha Bonaparte, 1850
  
    Calocitta G. R. Gray, 1841
  
    Psilorhinus Rüppell, 1837
  
  Common Name(s): Tufted Jays [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyCorvidae Leach, 1820 – crows, jays, magpies, corneilles, geais, pies  
                               GenusCyanocorax F. Boie, 1826 – Tufted Jays  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Cyanocorax affinis Pelzeln, 1856 – Black-chested Jay, Geai à poitrine noire, gaio-de-peito-preto, Chara pechinegra 
                                  Species Cyanocorax beecheii (Vigors, 1829) – Purplish-backed Jay, Geai à dos violet, gaio-de-dorso-violeta, gaio-de-dorso-púrpura, Chara de Beechey 
                                  Species Cyanocorax caeruleus (Vieillot, 1818) – Azure Jay, Geai azuré, gralha-azul, gaio-celeste, Chara cerúlea 
                                  Species Cyanocorax cayanus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Cayenne Jay, Geai de Cayenne, gralha-da-guiana, gaio-de-caiena, Chara de Cayena 
                                  Species Cyanocorax chrysops (Vieillot, 1818) – Plush-crested Jay, Geai acahé, gralha-picaça, gaio-de-veludo, Chara moñuda 
                                  Species Cyanocorax colliei (Vigors, 1829) – Black-throated Magpie-Jay, Geai à face noire, gaio-rabilongo-preto, pega-de-garganta-preta, Urraca hermosa carinegra 
                                  Species Cyanocorax cristatellus (Temminck, 1823) – Curl-crested Jay, Geai à plumet, gralha-do-campo, gaio-de-poupa-revirada, Chara crestada 
                                  Species Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818) – Purplish Jay, Geai bleu-noir, gralha-do-pantanal, gaio-do-pantanal, Chara morada 
                                  Species Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-M. Neuwied, 1821) – White-naped Jay, Geai à nuque blanche, gralha-cancã, gaio-de-nuca-branca, Chara nuquiblanca 
                                  Species Cyanocorax dickeyi R. T. Moore, 1935 – Tufted Jay, Geai panaché, gaio-de-penacho, Chara pinta 
                                  Species Cyanocorax formosus (Swainson, 1827) – White-throated Magpie-Jay, Geai à face blanche, gaio-rabilongo-branco, pega-de-garganta-branca, Urraca hermosa cariblanca 
                                  Species Cyanocorax heilprini Gentry, 1885 – Azure-naped Jay, Geai à calotte azur, gralha-de-nuca-azul, gaio-de-nuca-azul, Chara nuquiazul 
                                  Species Cyanocorax luxuosus (R. P. Lesson, 1839) – Green Jay, Geai vert, gaio-verde, Chara verde 
                                  Species Cyanocorax melanocyaneus (Hartlaub, 1844) – Bushy-crested Jay, Geai houppé, gaio-de-capuz, gaio-hondurenho, Chara centroamericana 
                                  Species Cyanocorax morio (Wagler, 1829) – Geai enfumé, gaio-castanho, Chara papán, Brown Jay 
                                  Species Cyanocorax mystacalis (de Sparre, 1835) – White-tailed Jay, Geai à moustaches, gaio-de-bigodes, gaio-de-cauda-branca, Chara coliblanca 
                                  Species Cyanocorax sanblasianus (Lafresnaye, 1842) – San Blas Jay, Geai de San Blas, gaio-de-são-brás, gaio-de-san-blas, Chara de San Blas 
                                  Species Cyanocorax violaceus Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847 – Violaceous Jay, Geai violacé, gralha-violácea, gaio-violáceo, Chara violácea 
                                  Species Cyanocorax yncas (Boddaert, 1783) – Geai inca, gaio-inca, Chara verde, Green Jay, Inca Jay 
                                  Species Cyanocorax yucatanicus (A. J. C. Dubois, 1875) – Yucatan Jay, Geai du Yucatan, gaio-do-iucatão, Chara yucateca 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Cyanocorax    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Cyanocorax    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Cyanocorax   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cyanocorax   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cyanocorax   
       

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