Crested jayshrike
Appearance
Crested jayshrike | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Platylophidae |
Genus: | Platylophus Swainson, 1832 |
Species: | P. galericulatus
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Binomial name | |
Platylophus galericulatus (Cuvier, 1817)
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The crested jay (Platylophus galericulatus) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Corvidae but might belong to the helmetshrikes. It is monotypic within the genus Platylophus.[2] It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Platylophus galericulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Cited texts
- dos Anjos, Luiz (2007). "Family Corvidae (Crows)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Editions.
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