The Canada jay, also known as the gray jay, grey jay, camp robber, or whisky jack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae. It is found in boreal forests of North America north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone south to New Mexico and Arizona. A fairly large songbird, the Canada jay has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts, and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape. It is one of three members of the genus Perisoreus, a genus more closely related to the magpie genus Cyanopica than to other birds known as jays. The Canada jay itself has nine recognized subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Corvus canadensis
Type locality:
in Canada [= Quebec, fide Oberholser (1914, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 27, p. 49)].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/162/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
69A6E32F323B9088
Avibase ID:
avibase-69A6E32F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/69A6E32F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179667
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mésangeai du Canada ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mésangeai du Canada ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Perisoreus canadensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Perisoreus canadensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Perisoreus canadensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis) [version 3] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Perisoreus canadensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Perisoreus canadensis [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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