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Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.
Garrulus | |
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G. glandarius glaszneri, Cyprus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Garrulus Brisson, 1760 |
Type species | |
Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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The genus was established by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.[1] The type species is the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).[2][3] The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.[4]
Three species are recognized:[5]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Garrulus glandarius | Eurasian jay | Western Europe and north-western Africa to the Indian subcontinent | |
Garrulus lanceolatus | Black-headed jay | Eastern Afghanistan east the Himalayas, from India to Nepal and Bhutan | |
Garrulus lidthi | Lidth's jay | Japan | |
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Garrulus:
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