Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Jay
The Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 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
- Garrulus glandarius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eurasian Jay
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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The AviList checklist recognises 34 subspecies for this species.
- Garrulus glandarius hibernicus
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Garrulus glandarius glandarius
- Garrulus glandarius fasciatus
- Garrulus glandarius corsicanus
- Garrulus glandarius ichnusae
- Garrulus glandarius albipectus
- Garrulus glandarius graecus
- Garrulus glandarius ferdinandi
- Garrulus glandarius cretorum
- Garrulus glandarius glaszneri
- Garrulus glandarius whitakeri
- Garrulus glandarius minor
- Garrulus glandarius cervicalis
- Garrulus glandarius samios
- Garrulus glandarius anatoliae
- Garrulus glandarius iphigenia
- Garrulus glandarius krynicki
- Garrulus glandarius atricapillus
- Garrulus glandarius hyrcanus
- Garrulus glandarius brandtii
- Garrulus glandarius kansuensis
- Garrulus glandarius pekingensis
- Garrulus glandarius japonicus
- Garrulus glandarius tokugawae
- Garrulus glandarius orii
- Garrulus glandarius sinensis
- Garrulus glandarius taivanus
- Garrulus glandarius bispecularis
- Garrulus glandarius interstinctus
- Garrulus glandarius persaturatus
- Garrulus glandarius oatesi
- Garrulus glandarius haringtoni
- Garrulus glandarius leucotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus glandarius
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europa; restricted to Sweden by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 29).
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.106
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-naped Jay
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Black-headed Jay
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