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Garrulus glandarius

(Eurasian Jay)

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Sojka obecná

Common Names in Dutch:

Gaai, Vlaamse Gaai

Common Names in English:

Eurasian Jay, European Jay, Jay

Common Names in French:

Geai des chÍnes

Common Names in German:

Eichelhäher

Common Names in Italian:

Ghiandaia

Common Names in Japanese:

カケス

Common Names in Russian:

Soyka, Сойка

Common Names in Spanish:

Arrendajo, Arrendajo Común

Common Names in Swedish:

Nötskrika

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,031 meters (0 to 16,506 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) • Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Garrulus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. glandarius (European Jay) · G. lanceolatus (Black-Throated Jay) · G. lidthi (Lidth's Jay)

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 665.600 meters (2,183.727 feet), Standard Deviation = 845.560 based on 35,109 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012