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Inca or Green Jay

Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus] (= Cyanocorax yncas) (Boddaert, P 1783)

The Inca jay is a bird species of the New World jays, which is native to the Andes of South America. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Cyanocorax
Scientific:
  Cyanocorax yncas


Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Corvus yncas

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27822658


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  361B447AC6442911

Avibase ID:
  avibase-361B447A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/361B447A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179712

Geographic range:

  • Cyanocorax yncas yncas: Subtropical sw Colombia to Ecuador, Peru and central Bolivia
  • Cyanocorax yncas galeatus: Subtropical central Colombia (west of Eastern Andes)
  • Cyanocorax yncas cyanodorsalis: E Andes of Colombia and nw Venezuela
  • Cyanocorax yncas andicolus: Mountains of n Venezuela
  • Cyanocorax yncas guatimalensis: Coastal cordillera of n Venezuela
  • Cyanocorax yncas longirostris: N Peru (arid upper Marañón Valley)
  • Cyanocorax luxuosus [luxuosus or glaucescens]: S Texas (Rio Grande Valley) to e Mexico (Puebla and Veracruz)
  • Cyanocorax luxuosus speciosus: Pacific slope of w Mexico (Nayarit and Jalisco)
  • Cyanocorax luxuosus [vividus or confusus]: Pacific slope of s Mexico (Colima) to w Guatemala
  • Cyanocorax luxuosus centralis: SE Mexico (Tabasco) to Belize, e Guatemala and Honduras
  • Cyanocorax luxuosus [maya or cozumelae]: SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and extreme s Quintana Roo
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English:
Inca or Green Jay
French:
Geai vert ou G. bigarré


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Xanthoura yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Inca or Green Jay ( Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Geai vert ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Geai vert ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cyanocorax yncas [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cyanocorax yncas [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cyanocorax yncas [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Green Jay ( Cyanocorax yncas) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanocorax yncas [version 1]

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Catalan: gaig inca
Czech: Sojka zelenavá
Danish: Grøn Skade
German: Grünhäher, Grün-Häher, Inkablaurabe, Inkarabe
English: Green Jay, Inca Jay, Inca or Green Jay, Rio Grande jay
English, HBW: Green Jay
English (IOC): Green/Inca Jay
English (United States): Green Jay
Esperanto: Inkaa garolo
Spanish: Carriquí Verdiamarillo, chara verda, Chara Verde, Urraca café, Urraca Querrequerre, Urraca Verde, Urraquita verde
Spanish (Colombia): Carriquí de montaña, Carriquí Verdiamarillo
Spanish (Ecuador): Urraca Inca (Verde), Urraquita verde
Spanish (Spain): Chara Verde
Spanish (HBW): Green Jay
Spanish (Honduras): Urraca café
Spanish (Mexico): chara verda, Chara Verde
Spanish (Nicaragua): Urraca Verde
Spanish (Peru): Urraca Verde
Spanish (Venezuela): Querrequerre
Estonian: rohenäär
Finnish: Loistonärhi
French: Geai bigarré, Geai du Pérou, Geai vert, Geai vert ou G. bigarré
Hungarian: zöld szajkó
Icelandic: Gulskaði
Italian: Ghiandaia verde
Japanese (romaji): inkasanjaku, midorisanjaku
Japanese: インカサンジャク, ミドリサンジャク
Scientific: Corvus yncas, Cyanocorax [yncas or luxuosus], Cyanocorax luxuosus luxuosus, Cyanocorax yncas, Cyanocorax yncas yncas, Garrulus luxuosus, Xanthoura luxuosa, Xanthoura yncas
Lithuanian: Žaliasis margasis kėkštas
Mayan languages: zezip ses-ib
Dutch: Groene Gaai, Incagaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønskrikje
Norwegian: Grønnskrike
Polish: modrowronka zielona, Modrowronka ziolona
Portuguese: Gralha-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): gaio-inca
Russian: Зелёная сойка, перуанская разноцветная сойка, Перуанская сойка
Slovak: kapuciarka pestrá
Serbian: Zelena američka kreja
Swedish: Grönskrika, grönskrika/inkaskrika
Turkish: Yeşil karga
Ukrainian: Пая зелена
Chinese: 綠色藍鴉, 绿蓝鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 綠色藍鴉

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