Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Kathleen Semple Delaney and Rebecca G. Cheek
Version: 2.0 — Published September 9, 2022
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сантакрузка сойка |
| Catalan | gaig de bardissa de Santa Cruz |
| Dutch | Eilandstruikgaai |
| English | Island Scrub-Jay |
| English (United States) | Island Scrub-Jay |
| Estonian | saare-sininäär |
| French | Geai de Santa Cruz |
| French (Canada) | Geai de Santa Cruz |
| German | Inselhäher |
| Japanese | サンタクルスカケス |
| Norwegian | eikeskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka wyspowa |
| Russian | Сантакрузская сойка |
| Serbian | Ostrvska žbunjarska kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka ostrovná |
| Spanish | Chara de Santa Cruz |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara de Santa Cruz |
| Swedish | santacruzsnårskrika |
| Turkish | Adalı Çalı Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Сойка санта-крузька |
Revision Notes
Kathleen Semple Delaney and Rebecca G. Cheek revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barful curated the media.
Aphelocoma insularis Henshaw, 1886
PROTONYM:
Aphelocoma insularis
Henshaw, 1886. The Auk 3, p.452.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Santa Cruz Island, California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- APHELOCOMA
- insularis
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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)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Island Scrub-Jay.
