California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (8)
Robert L. Curry, A. Townsend Peterson, Tom A. Langen, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 3, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 3, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| English | California Scrub-Jay |
| English (United States) | California Scrub-Jay |
| Finnish | kalifornianpensasnärhi |
| French | Geai buissonnier |
| French (French Guiana) | Geai buissonnier |
| German | Kalifornienhäher |
| Icelandic | Runnaskaði |
| Japanese | カリフォルニアカケス |
| Norwegian | krattskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka kalifornijska |
| Russian | Калифорнийская сойка |
| Serbian | Kalifornijska žbunjarska kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka dubová |
| Spanish | Chara Californiana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chara Californiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara californiana |
| Swedish | västlig snårskrika |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Çalı Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Сойка каліфорнійська |
Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Garrulus californicus
Vigors, 1839. Zool. Beechey'sVoy., p.21 pl.V.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Monterey [= Monterey County, California].
Definitions
- APHELOCOMA
- californiana / californianus / californica
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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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- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the California Scrub-Jay.
During the nonbreeding season, some birds may move into lowland areas just outside the range depicted. See text for details.