Jay

For other uses, see Jay (disambiguation)}}}.

Jay is a common name for several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy passerine or perching birds in the family Corvidae, or crow family. They are closely allied to the magpies and the names 'jay' and 'magpie' are somewhat interchangeable, not reflecting any genuine genetic difference between the two groups.

See classification box for relevant genera links.

Species list

Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus
Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus (a jay despite its name)

Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
Gray Jay or Whiskeyjack Perisoreus canadensis

Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Black-throated Magpie-jay Calocitta colliei
White-throated Magpie-jay Calocitta formosa

Tufted Jay Cyanocorax dickeyi
Black-chested Jay Cyanocorax affinis
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Purplish-backed Jay Cyanocorax beecheii
Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas
Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus
Azure-naped Jay Cyanocorax heilprini
Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus
Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops
White-naped Jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis

Black-collared Jay Cyanolyca armillata
Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa
White-collared Jay Cyanolyca viridicyana
Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata
Beautiful Jay Cyanolyca pulchra
Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo
Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nana
Silvery-throated Jay Cyanolyca argentigula
White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis

Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Island Scrub Jay Aphelocoma insularis
Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina
Unicolored Jay Aphelocoma unicolor
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Lanceolated Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi

See also the ground jays, treepies, magpies, nutcrackers and crows.

External links

[Jay videos] on the Internet Bird Collection

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