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Cyanolyca

Bird Genera

Cyanolyca is a genus of nine species of small jays found in humid highland forests of southern Mexico, Central America and the Andes of South America, in the crow family Corvidae. The birds are predominantly blue with distinctive black masks, bills and legs, are described as skulking, and frequently join mixed-species flocks. The genus was established in 1851 by Jean Cabanis, its name combining Ancient Greek words for dark blue and a crow-like bird of classical texts, with the black-collared jay designated as type species in 1855 by George Robert Gray. 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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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ852405, descriptionView the Source
2. Cyanolyca (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Cyanolyca is a genus of small jays found in humid highland forests in southern Mexico, Central America and the Andes in South America.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Crow and Jay Genera (Corvidae), Lead
    Cyanolyca is a genus of small jays found in humid highland forests in southern Mexico, Central America and the Andes in South America.
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Wikidata: Cyanolyca
Wikidata Q852405, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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