Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (16)
- Subspecies (8)
Dan Strickland and Henri R. Ouellet
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 8, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 8, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Канадска сойка |
| Dutch | Canadese Taigagaai |
| English (United States) | Canada Jay |
| French | Mésangeai du Canada |
| German | Meisenhäher |
| Icelandic | Gráskaði |
| Japanese | カナダカケス |
| Norwegian | gråskrike |
| Polish | sójka kanadyjska |
| Russian | Канадская кукша |
| Serbian | Siva američka kreja |
| Slovak | škriekavec bieločelý |
| Spanish | Arrendajo Canadiense |
| Spanish (Spain) | Arrendajo canadiense |
| Swedish | grå lavskrika |
| Turkish | Kanada Kargası |
Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Corvus canadensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Syst. Nat. ed.12, p.158.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in Canada [= Quebec, fide Oberholser (1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 27, p. 49)].
Definitions
- PERISOREUS
- canadensis
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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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