Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata - Geai bleu

Geai bleu
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Corvidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cyanocitta

  • Species
    :

    cristata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 30 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 34 à 43 cm.
  • Weight
    : 70 à 100 g
Longevity

18 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Geai bleu
adult plum. breeding
Geai bleu
adult

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Cyanocitta cristata cristata (ec and se USA)
  • Cyanocitta cristata bromia (s Canada and c USA)
  • Cyanocitta cristata semplei (s Florida. se USA.)
  • Cyanocitta cristata cyanotephra (wc USA)

Foreign names

  • Geai bleu,
  • Chara azul,
  • gaio-azul,
  • Blauhäher,
  • kék szajkó,
  • Blauwe Gaai,
  • Ghiandaia azzurra,
  • blåskrika,
  • Blåskrike,
  • kapuciarka modrá,
  • sojka chocholatá,
  • Blå Skovskade,
  • sinitöyhtönärhi,
  • gaig nord-americà,
  • modrosójka błękitna,
  • zilais sīlis,
  • Голубая сойка,
  • アオカケス,
  • 冠蓝鸦,
  • 冠藍鴉,

Voice song and cries

Geai bleu
adult

Habitat

Geai bleu
adult

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 27-11-2008
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