Grey Jay

Perisoreus canadensis - Mésangeai du Canada

Mésangeai du Canada
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Corvidés

  • Genus
    :

    Perisoreus

  • Species
    :

    canadensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 31 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 45 cm.
  • Weight
    : 62 à 73 g
Longevity

19 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Mésangeai du Canada
Mésangeai du Canada

Grey Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

  • Perisoreus canadensis canadensis (ne Alaska and nw Canada to e Canada and ne USA)
  • Perisoreus canadensis pacificus (c Alaska to coastal wc Canada)
  • Perisoreus canadensis nigricapillus (ne Quebec and Labrador. e Canada.)
  • Perisoreus canadensis albescens (e of the Rocky Mts. in wc Canada and nc USA)
  • Perisoreus canadensis bicolor (Rocky Mts. from se British Columbia and sw Alberta. sw Canada. to e Washington, Idaho and w Montana (nw USA))
  • Perisoreus canadensis capitalis (Rocky Mts from s Idaho to New Mexico and Arizona. w USA.)
  • Perisoreus canadensis griseus (the Cascade range from sw Canada to ne California. w USA.)
  • Perisoreus canadensis obscurus (coastal nw USA)
  • Perisoreus canadensis sanfordi (Newfoundland)

Foreign names

  • Mésangeai du Canada,
  • Arrendajo canadiense,
  • Meisenhäher,
  • szürke szajkó,
  • Canadese Taigagaai,
  • Ghiandaia grigia,
  • Grå lavskrika,
  • Gråskrike,
  • škriekavec bieločelý,
  • sojka šedá,
  • Grå Lavskrige,
  • harmaakuukkeli,
  • gaig canadenc,
  • sójka kanadyjska,
  • Kanādas bēdrozis,
  • Канадская кукша,
  • カナダカケス,
  • 灰噪鸦,
  • 灰噪鴉,

Voice song and cries

Mésangeai du Canada

Habitat

Mésangeai du Canada

Forest : Boreal, Temperate

Geographic range

Distribution

Sources of information

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