Blue Jay

Summary

Blue Jay is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.077% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,268 views/month, #150 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Jay's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Blue Jay is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Blue Jay's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Blue Jay belongs to the parent taxon Cyanocitta^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Blue Jay is Cyanocitta cristata^[7].
• Blue Jay is part of jay^[8].
• Blue Jay's Commons category is recorded as Cyanocitta cristata^[9].
• Blue Jay's color is recorded as blue^[10].
• Blue Jay comprises crest of feathers^[11].
• Blue Jay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyanocitta cristata^[12].
• Blue Jay's Commons gallery is recorded as Cyanocitta cristata^[13].
• Blue Jay's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• Blue Jay's original combination is recorded as Corvus cristatus^[15].
• Blue Jay's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. cristata'}^[16].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Jay'}^[17].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Geai bleu'}^[18].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara azul'}^[19].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blauhäher'}^[20].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia azzurra'}^[21].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe Gaai'}^[22].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Голубая сойка'}^[23].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アオカケス'}^[24].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Blå Skovskade'}^[25].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Blåskrike'}^[26].
• Blue Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sojka chocholatá'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Blue Jay is Cyanocitta cristata^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cyanocitta^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Geai bleu'}^[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara azul'}^[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blauhäher'}^[20], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia azzurra'}^[21], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe Gaai'}^[22].

Identifiers

Blue Jay's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8229^[28]. Blue Jay's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28727^[29]. Blue Jay's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482593^[30]. Blue Jay's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179680^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Blue Jay include Toronto Blue Jays^[32], a baseball team^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1977^[35], headquartered in Toronto^[36].

Why It Matters

Blue Jay ranks in the top 0.077% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,268 views/month, #150 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Toronto Blue Jays^[32], a baseball team^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1977^[35], headquartered in Toronto^[36].