Cyanocitta Strickland 1845 (jay)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Corvidae
Parent taxon: Corvidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Eshelman et al. 2025, 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
Type: Corvus cristatus
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (15: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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