Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- 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
Text last updated December 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска синя сойка |
| Catalan | gaig nord-americà |
| Croatian | plava šojka |
| Czech | sojka chocholatá |
| Dutch | Blauwe Gaai |
| English | Blue Jay |
| English (United States) | Blue Jay |
| Finnish | sinitöyhtönärhi |
| French | Geai bleu |
| French (France) | 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 Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in America septentrionali [= southeastern South Carolina, fide Oberholser (1921, Auk, 38, p. 83)].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOCITTA
- cristata
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Blue Jay.
