Canada 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

Identification

Mésangeai du Canada
Mésangeai du Canada
adult plum. breeding

Canada 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,
  • gaio-do-canadá,
  • 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
juvenile

Habitat

Mésangeai du Canada
adult

Forest : Boreal, Temperate

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

QRcode Mésangeai du Canada
published: - Updated: 04-03-2009
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