Perisoreus
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| Perisoreus | |
|---|---|
| P. infaustus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Perisoreus Bonaparte, 1831 |
| Species | |
The genus Perisoreus is a very small genus of Jays from the Boreal regions of North America and Eurasia from Scandinavia to the Asian seaboard. An isolated species also occurs in north-western Szechuan province of China. They belong to the Passerine order of birds in the family Corvidae.
[edit] Species
- Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
- Sichuan Jay (Perisoreus internigrans)
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