The Eurasian jay is a species of passerine bird in the family Corvidae. It occurs over a vast region from western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. Across this vast range, several distinct racial forms have evolved which look very different from each other, especially when comparing forms at the extremes of its range. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.106
Protonym:
Corvus glandarius
Type locality:
Europa; restricted to Sweden by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 29).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/124/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
3B86B35F537693E0
Avibase ID:
avibase-3B86B35F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3B86B35F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560214
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius, cervicalis, atricapillus, hyrcanus, brandtii, japonicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius, cervicalis, atricapillus, hyrcanus, brandtii, japonicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius, cervicalis, atricapillus, hyrcanus, brandtii, japonicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius or japonicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius or japonicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Jay [glandarius or japonicus] ( Garrulus glandarius [glandarius or japonicus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius) [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Garrulus glandarius
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