Biology:Garrulus
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Short description: Genus of birds
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| G. glandarius glaszneri, Cyprus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Garrulus Brisson, 1760 |
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| Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758
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Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
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]
Species
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 |
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Garrulus lanceolatus | Black-headed jay | Eastern Afghanistan east the Himalayas, from India to Nepal and Bhutan |
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Garrulus lidthi | Lidth's jay | Japan |
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Garrulus:
- Purple-winged roller (as Garrulus Temminckii)[6]
References
- ↑ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760) (in fr, la). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés. 1. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. p. 30. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36010428.
- ↑ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds (1962). Check-list of birds of the world. 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 228. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485601.
- ↑ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760) (in fr, la). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés. 2. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. p. 47. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36011231.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2017). "Crows, mudnesters & birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/crows/.
- ↑ "Coracias temminckii - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B8895D02ED486BB5.
Wikidata ☰ Q311248 entry
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