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Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
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| 17 species; see text. |
The tufted jays are a genus, Cyanocorax, of New World jays, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae.
It contains several closely related species and is dominant in Central and South America.
The genus includes seventeen species:
- Black-chested Jay, Cyanocorax affinis
Purplish-backed Jay, Cyanocorax beecheii
Azure Jay, Cyanocorax caeruleus
Cayenne Jay, Cyanocorax cayanus
Plush-crested Jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
Curl-crested Jay, Cyanocorax cristatellus
Purplish Jay, Cyanocorax cyanomelas
White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon
Tufted Jay, Cyanocorax dickeyi
Azure-naped Jay, Cyanocorax heilprini
Bushy-crested Jay, Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio
White-tailed Jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis
San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus
Violaceous Jay, Cyanocorax violaceus
Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
Yucatan Jay, Cyanocorax yucatanicus