Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (11)
Douglas C. Gayou
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Groene Gaai |
| English | Green Jay |
| English (United States) | Green Jay |
| French | Geai vert |
| French (French Guiana) | Geai vert |
| German | Inkablaurabe |
| Icelandic | Gulskaði |
| Japanese | インカサンジャク |
| Norwegian | grønnskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka zielona |
| Russian | Перуанская сойка |
| Serbian | Zelena američka kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka pestrá |
| Spanish | Chara Verde |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Urraca Inca (Verde) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Urraca Verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chara Verde |
| Spanish (Peru) | Urraca Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara verde |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Querrequerre |
| Swedish | grönskrika/inkaskrika |
| Turkish | Yeşil Karga |
| Ukrainian | Пая зелена |
Cyanocorax yncas (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Corvus yncas
Boddaert, 1783. TablePlanchesEnlum., p.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Peru; type locality restricted by Zimmer (1953, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 25, p. 7) to Chilpes, Dept. Junin.
Definitions
- CYANOCORAX
- yncas
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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