Woodhouse's Scrub Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii(Baird, SF, 1858)
English (US) Woodhouse's Scrub Jay
The Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Woodhouse's Scrub Jay
- Described by
- (Baird, SF, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii nevadae
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii woodhouseii
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii texana
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii grisea
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii cyanotis
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii sumichrasti
- Aphelocoma woodhouseii remota
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanocitta woodhouseii
- Described by
- (Baird, SF, 1858)
- Type locality
- central line of Rocky Mountains to table lands of Mexico [ = Fort Thorn (ten miles west of Rincon, Doiia Ana County), New Mexico].
- Original description
- Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX 9 p.584, p.xliii, 585
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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UniColoured Jay
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Black-throated Magpie-Jay
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