Magpie-jay

Magpie-jays
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
  • Calocitta colliei
  • Calocitta formosa

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

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