Garrulus

Garrulus
G. glandarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Garrulus
Brisson, 1760
Species

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus lanceolatus
Garrulus lidthi

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]

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Garrulus:

References

  1. ↑ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés (in French and Latin). Volume 1. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1962). Check-list of birds of the world. Volume 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 228.
  3. ↑ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés (in French and Latin). Volume 2. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. p. 47.
  4. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Crows, mudnesters & birds-of-paradise". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Coracias temminckii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
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