The magpie-jays are a genus, Calocitta, of the family Corvidae (crow-like birds) native to the southern part of North America. Sometimes placed in the genus Cyanocorax. The two known species are known to form hybrids.
Magpie-jays | |
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White-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Calocitta G.R. Gray, 1841 |
Type species | |
Pica formosa Swainson, 1827 | |
Species | |
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The genus was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray with the white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa) as the type species.[1][2] The name Calocitta combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" and kitta meaning "jay".[3]
Species
The genus contains two species.[4]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Black-throated magpie-jay | Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829) | Mexico from southern Sonora south to Jalisco and northwestern Colima | Size: 58.5 to 76.5 cm (23.0 to 30.1 in) long, more than half of which is the tail, and weight is 225–251 g (7.9–8.9 oz).[5] Habitat: Diet: | LC
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White-throated magpie-jay | Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) | Southeastern Mexico, western Guatemala, and Costa Rica | Size: 43 and 56 cm (17–22 in) in length and weighs 205 to 213 g (7.2–7.5 oz)[6] Habitat: Diet: | LC
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