Kingdom Animalia Genus Perisoreus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Corvidae Scientific name Perisoreus internigrans Higher classification Perisoreus Order Passerine | |
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Similar Bird, Perisoreus, Black‑collared jay, Silvery‑throated jay, White‑throated jay | ||
The Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to China. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, the others being the Siberian jay, P. infaustus, found from Norway to eastern Russia and the gray jay, P. canadensis, restricted to the boreal forest and western montane regions of North America. All three species store food and live year-round on permanent territories in coniferous forests.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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