Tufted Jay
Cyanocorax dickeyiMoore, RT, 1935
English (US) Tufted Jay
The Tufted Jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: montane forest of northwestern Mexico (Sinaloa, Durango, and Nayarit)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cyanocorax dickeyi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Tufted Jay
- Described by
- Moore, RT, 1935
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Moore, RT, 1935
- Type locality
- Rancho Batel, 5 miles NE. of Santa Lucia, Sinaloa, Mexico (altitude 5,200 ft.).
- Original description
- The Auk 52, no.3 p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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