Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (4)
Kimberly G. Smith, Keith A. Tarvin, and Glen E. Woolfenden
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bulgarian | Американска синя сойка |
Croatian | plava šojka |
Czech | sojka chocholatá |
Dutch | Blauwe Gaai |
English | Blue Jay |
English (United States) | Blue Jay |
Finnish | sinitöyhtönärhi |
French | Geai bleu |
French (French Guiana) | Geai bleu |
German | Blauhäher |
Icelandic | Toppskaði |
Japanese | アオカケス |
Norwegian | blåskrike |
Polish | modrosójka błękitna |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaio-azul |
Russian | Голубая сойка |
Serbian | Plava kreja |
Slovak | kapuciarka modrá |
Spanish | Chara Azul |
Spanish (Mexico) | Chara Azul |
Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Chara Azul |
Spanish (Spain) | Chara azul |
Swedish | blåskrika |
Turkish | Mavi Karga |
Ukrainian | Сизойка блакитна |
Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Corvus cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in America septentrionali [= southeastern South Carolina, fide Oberholser (1921, Auk, 38, p. 83)].
Definitions
- CYANOCITTA
- cristata
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Blue Jay.