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The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian Magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian Jay than to the Oriental Blue and Green Magpies, whereas the Blue Jay is not closely related to either.
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The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian Magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian Jay than to the Oriental Blue and Green Magpies, whereas the Blue Jay is not closely related to either.
Systematics and species
See classification box for relevant genera links. Traditionally, the Crested Jay (Platylophus galericulatus) is placed here, but apparently this is not correct, as suggested by anatomical and molecular evidenceFact: date=February 2007. Its placement remains unresolved; it does not seem to be a corvid at all. It should be noted that according to the research of Ericson et al. (2005), jays are not a monophyletic group. Rather, they can be divided into an American and an Old World lineage (the latter including the ground jays and the Piapiac), while the gray jays of the genus Perisoreus form a group of their own. The Black Magpie, formerly believed to be related to jays, is classified as a treepie.
Old World ("brown") jays
- Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
- Lanceolated Jay, Garrulus lanceolatus
- Lidth's Jay, Garrulus lidthi
- Henderson's Ground Jay, Podoces hendersoni
- Biddulph's Ground Jay, Podoces biddulphi
- Persian Ground Jay, Podoces pleskei
- Grey Ground Jay, Podoces panderi
- Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer
Grey jays
- Siberian Jay, Perisoreus infaustus
- Sichuan Jay, Perisoreus internigrans
- Gray Jay, or Canada Jay or Whiskeyjack Perisoreus canadensis
American ("blue") jays
- 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
- 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 ynca
- 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
