Crested Jay
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| Crested Jay | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Platylophus Swainson, 1832 |
| Species: | P. galericulatus |
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| Platylophus galericulatus (Cuvier, 1817) |
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The Crested Jay (Platylophus galericulatus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Platylophus.[1] It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- ^ dos Anjos 2009, p. 566
[edit] Cited texts
- dos Anjos, Luiz (2007). "Family Corvidae (Crows)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David. Handbook of the Birds of the World. 9. Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Editions.
- BirdLife International 2008. Platylophus galericulatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 Jan 2010.
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