Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (16)
Lauren E. Walker, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Erick Greene, William Davison, and Vincent R. Muehter
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 1, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 1, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Стелерова синя сойка |
| Dutch | Stellers Gaai |
| English | Steller's Jay |
| English (United States) | Steller's Jay |
| Finnish | samettinärhi |
| French | Geai de Steller |
| French (French Guiana) | Geai de Steller |
| German | Diademhäher |
| Icelandic | Skúfskaði |
| Japanese | ステラーカケス |
| Norwegian | furuskrike |
| Polish | modrosójka czarnogłowa |
| Russian | Стеллерова сойка |
| Serbian | Štelerova kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka diadémová |
| Spanish | Chara de Steller |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Urraca Crestada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chara Copetona |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara de Steller |
| Swedish | stellerskrika |
| Turkish | Steller Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Сизойка чорноголова |
Cyanocitta stelleri ("Gmelin, JF", 1788)
PROTONYM:
Corvus stelleri
"Gmelin, JF", 1788. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1, p.370.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in Sinu Natka Americae borealis [= Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia].
Definitions
- CYANOCITTA
- stelleri
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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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