Canada Jay

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q80858
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Canada Jay

Summary

Canada Jay is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,727 views/month, #1,203 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canada Jay's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canada Jay is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Canada Jay's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Canada Jay belongs to the parent taxon Perisoreus[6].
  • Canada Jay's scientific name is Perisoreus canadensis[7].
  • Canada Jay is part of jay[8].
  • Canada Jay's Commons category is recorded as Perisoreus canadensis[9].
  • Canada Jay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perisoreus canadensis[10].
  • Canada Jay's Commons gallery is recorded as Perisoreus canadensis[11].
  • Canada Jay's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. canadensis'}[12].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canada Jay'}[13].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésangeai du Canada'}[14].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Meisenhäher'}[15].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Arrendajo canadiense'}[16].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia grigia'}[17].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Canadese Taigagaai'}[18].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Grå Lavskrige'}[19].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gråskrike'}[20].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Канадская кукша'}[21].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カナダカケス'}[22].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'grå lavskrika'}[23].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'harmaakuukkeli'}[24].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sójka kanadyjska'}[25].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ameerika laanenäär'}[26].
  • Canada Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'kanadinis kėkštas'}[27].

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Classification

Canada Jay's scientific name is Perisoreus canadensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Perisoreus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésangeai du Canada'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Meisenhäher'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Arrendajo canadiense'}[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia grigia'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Canadese Taigagaai'}[18].

Identifiers

Canada Jay's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8335[28]. Canada Jay's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54573[29]. Canada Jay's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482436[30]. Canada Jay's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179667[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Canada Jay include Lac Magpie[32], a lake[33], in Canada[34].

Why It Matters

Canada Jay ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,727 views/month, #1,203 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Lac Magpie[32], a lake[33], in Canada[34].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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