Silvery-throated Jay
Cyanolyca argentigula(Lawrence, GN, 1875)
English (US) Silvery-throated Jay
The Silvery-throated Jay (Cyanolyca argentigula) 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.
- Scientific name
- Cyanolyca argentigula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silvery-throated Jay
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1875)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanolyca argentigula albior
- Cyanolyca argentigula argentigula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanocitta argentigula
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1875)
- Type locality
- Talamanca, Costa Rica ; type locality restricted by Pitelka (1951, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 41, p. 114) to near Pico Blanco, above Sipurio.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 11(1876) p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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