Order Passeriformes Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Cyanocitta Higher classification Crow family Length Blue jay: 22 – 30 cm | |
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Lower classifications Blue jay, Steller's jay | ||
Blue jay and cardinal cyanocitta cristata cardinalis
Cyanocitta is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies. Established by Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1845, it contains the following species:
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The name Cyanocitta is a combination of the Greek words kuanos, meaning "dark blue" and kitta, meaning "jay".
Cyanocitta cristata blue jay bird
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