Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii Scientific name definitions
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (7)
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
Text last updated April 3, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | gaig de bardissa de Woodhouse |
| English | Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay |
| English (United States) | Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay |
| French | Geai de Woodhouse |
| French (France) | Geai de Woodhouse |
| German | Woodhousehäher |
| Japanese | ウッドハウスカケス |
| Norwegian | einerskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka leśna |
| Russian | Невадская сойка |
| Serbian | Kontinentalna žbunjarska kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka krovinová |
| Spanish | Chara de Woodhouse |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chara de Collar |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara de Woodhouse |
| Swedish | inlandssnårskrika |
| Turkish | Woodhouse Çalı Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Сойка сонорська |
Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Baird, 1858)
PROTONYM:
Cyanocitta woodhouseii
Baird, 1858. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX 9, p.584, p.xliii, 585.
TYPE LOCALITY:
central line of Rocky Mountains to table lands of Mexico [ = Fort Thorn (ten miles west of Rincon, Doiia Ana County), New Mexico].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- APHELOCOMA
- woodhousei / woodhouseii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay.
During the nonbreeding season, some birds may move into lowland areas just outside the range depicted. See text for details.
