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:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cyanocitta cristata | Eastern Canada, eastern and central United States | ||
Cyanocitta stelleri | west of the Rocky Mountains | ||
The name Cyanocitta is a combination of the Greek words kuanos, meaning "dark blue", and kitta, meaning "jay".