Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (16)
Lauren E. Walker, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Erick Greene, William Davison, and Vincent R. Muehter
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 1, 2016
Text last updated July 1, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bulgarian | Качулата синя сойка |
Catalan | gaig de Steller |
Croatian | crnoglava šojka |
Dutch | Stellergaai |
English | Steller's Jay |
English (United States) | Steller's Jay |
Estonian | tutt-sininäär |
Finnish | samettinärhi |
French | Geai de Steller |
French (Canada) | Geai de Steller |
German | Diademhäher |
Icelandic | Skúfskaði |
Japanese | ステラーカケス |
Norwegian | furuskrike |
Polish | modrosójka czarnogłowa |
Russian | Стеллерова сойка |
Serbian | Štelerova kreja |
Slovak | kapuciarka diadémová |
Spanish | Chara de Steller |
Spanish (Honduras) | Urraca Crestada |
Spanish (Mexico) | Chara Copetona |
Spanish (Spain) | Chara de Steller |
Swedish | stellerskrika |
Turkish | Steller Kargası |
Ukrainian | Сизойка чорноголова |
Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Corvus stelleri
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.370.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in Sinu Natka Americae borealis [= Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOCITTA
- stelleri
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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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Steller's Jay