Perisoreus is a very small genus of three jay species from the boreal regions of North America and Eurasia, in the crow family Corvidae and most closely related to the genus Cyanopica. The Canada jay is found across North America north to the tree line and in Rocky Mountain subalpine zones south to New Mexico and Arizona, with a population near 26 million; the Siberian jay is distributed through northern Eurasia with 2.1 to 4.2 million individuals; and the Sichuan jay, the rarest, is restricted to northwestern Sichuan province in China with only 12,000 to 20,500 individuals. The genus was introduced in 1831 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Canada jay (Wikidata)
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The genus Perisoreus is a very small genus of jays from the Boreal regions of North America and Eurasia from Scandinavia to the Asian seaboard.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
In Group: Crow and Jay Genera (Corvidae), Lead
The genus Perisoreus is a very small genus of jays from the Boreal regions of North America and Eurasia from Scandinavia to the Asian seaboard.
View the SourceWikidata: Perisoreus
Wikidata Q953996, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Canada jay (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Canada jay, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q953996 (Perisoreus)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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