Tufted jay | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Cyanocorax |
Species: | C. dickeyi |
Binomial name | |
Cyanocorax dickeyi Moore, 1935 |
The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sinaloa and Durango in Mexico.
It is resident in relatively moist, epiphyte-laden subtropical montane forests, especially those with a large component of oaks.