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The 'tufted jays' are a genus, '''Cyanocorax''', of New World jays, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae.
It contains several closely related species and is dominant in Central and South America.
The genus includes seventeen species:

★ Black-chested Jay, ''Cyanocorax affinis''

★ Purplish-backed Jay, ''Cyanocorax beecheii''

★ Azure Jay, ''Cyanocorax caeruleus''

★ Cayenne Jay, ''Cyanocorax cayanus''

★ Plush-crested Jay, ''Cyanocorax chrysops''

★ Curl-crested Jay, ''Cyanocorax cristatellus''

★ Purplish Jay, ''Cyanocorax cyanomelas''

★ White-naped Jay, ''Cyanocorax cyanopogon''

★ Tufted Jay, ''Cyanocorax dickeyi''

★ Azure-naped Jay, ''Cyanocorax heilprini''

★ Bushy-crested Jay, ''Cyanocorax melanocyaneus''

★ Brown Jay, ''Cyanocorax morio''

★ White-tailed Jay, ''Cyanocorax mystacalis''

★ San Blas Jay, ''Cyanocorax sanblasianus''

★ Violaceous Jay, ''Cyanocorax violaceus''

★ Green Jay, ''Cyanocorax yncas''

★ Yucatan Jay, ''Cyanocorax yucatanicus''