Cyanocitta Strickland 1845 (jay)

Aves - Passeriformes - Corvidae

Parent taxon: Corvidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Hay 1930, Parmalee 1992, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Aphelocoma, Corvinae, Corvus, Cyanopica, Garrulinae, Garrulus, Gymnorhinus, Miocitta, Miocorvus, Nucifraga, Palaeocorax, Perisoreus, Pica, Protocitta, Pyrrhocorax

Subtaxa: Cyanocitta cristata Cyanocitta stelleri

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Type: Corvus cristatus

Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (14: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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