Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Sarah A. McLean
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 22, 2010
Text last updated April 22, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Тюркоазена сойка |
| Catalan | gaig turquesa |
| Croatian | tirkizna šojka |
| Dutch | Turkooisgaai |
| English | Turquoise Jay |
| English (United States) | Turquoise Jay |
| Estonian | ekuadori sininäär |
| French | Geai turquoise |
| French (Canada) | Geai turquoise |
| German | Türkishäher |
| Japanese | ジュズカケアオカケス |
| Norwegian | turkisskrike |
| Polish | modrowronka turkusowa |
| Russian | Бирюзовая сойка |
| Serbian | Tirkizna kreja |
| Slovak | kapuciarka tyrkysová |
| Spanish | Chara Turquesa |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Urraca Turquesa |
| Spanish (Peru) | Urraca Turquesa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chara turquesa |
| Swedish | turkosskrika |
| Turkish | Türkuaz Mavi Karga |
| Ukrainian | Гагер бірюзовий |
Cyanolyca turcosa (Bonaparte, 1853)
PROTONYM:
Cyanocitta turcosa
Bonaparte, 1853. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 37, p.830.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Colombie et l'Équateur' [= near Puerres, Narino, Colombia; designated by de Schauensee (1951, Caldasia, 5, no. 25, p. 884)].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOLYCA
- turcosa / turcosus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● 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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Distribution of the Turquoise Jay
