Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusWied-Neuwied, M, 1841
English (US) Pinyon Jay
The Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) 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.
Range: pinyon-juniper woodland of southern Oregon to southwestern USA and northern Baja CaliforniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Pinyon Jay
- Described by
- Wied-Neuwied, M, 1841
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Wied-Neuwied, M, 1841
- Type locality
- am Maria-River [= between the Marias and Yellowstone rivers, Montana].
- Original description
- Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 2 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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