The Jay belongs to which bird family?
Grey jay in "A geographical and comparative list of the birds of Europe and North America", along with the Siberian jay, "P. infaustus". The grey jay belongs to the crow and jay family Corvidae. However, it and the other members of its genus are not closely related to other birds known as jays; they are instead close to the genus "Cyanopica", which contains the azure-winged magpie. Its relatives are native to Eurasia, and ancestors of the grey jay are thought to have diverged from their Old World relatives and crossed Beringia into North America. A 2012 genetic study revealed four clades across
Violaceous jay Violaceous jay The violaceous jay ("Cyanocorax violaceus") is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and their allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. This species is mainly a lowland bird although locally this jay may variously range to elevations as high as 500-1,400 m. This is a medium-large jay with dull violet-blue plumage and a striking dark face and throat. The purplish jay (with which it overlaps in southeastern Peru and in northern Bolivia) is