Perisoreus Bonaparte 1831 (jay)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Corvidae
Parent taxon: Corvidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Parmalee and Klippel 1982 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Aphelocoma, Corvinae, Corvus, Cyanocitta, Cyanopica, Garrulinae, Garrulus, Gymnorhinus, Miocitta, Miocorvus, Nucifraga, Palaeocorax, Pica, Protocitta, Pyrrhocorax
Subtaxa: Perisoreus canadensis Perisoreus infaustus
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (1), United States (4: Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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