The magpie-jays are a
genus, ''Calocitta'', of the
family Corvidae (crow-like birds) native to the southern part of North America. Sometimes placed in the genus ''
Cyanocorax''. The two known
species are known to form hybrids.
The genus was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist
George Robert Gray with the
white-throated magpie-jay
The white-throated magpie-jay (''Calocitta formosa'') is a large Central American species of magpie-jay. It ranges in Pacific-slope thorn forest from Jalisco, Mexico to Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often tr ...
(''Calocitta formosa'') as the
type species. The name ''Calocitta'' combines the
Ancient Greek ''kalos'' meaning "beautiful" and ''kitta'' meaning "jay".
Species
The genus contains two species.
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Calocitta
Taxa named by George Robert Gray