Cyanocitta


Cyanocitta is a genus of birds in the family Corvidae, a family which contains the crows, jays and magpies. Established by Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1845, it contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Cyanocitta cristataBlue jayeastern and central United States, Newfoundland, Canada
Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's jaywest of the Rocky Mountains

The name Cyanocitta is a combination of the Greek words kuanos, meaning "dark blue", and kitta, meaning "jay".