Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on Brian Small's illustration · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
- GenusGarrulus (Old World Jays)
- SpeciesGarrulus glandarius (Eurasian Jay)
About the Eurasian Jay
The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Corvidae. It has pinkish brown plumage with a black stripe on each side of a whitish throat, a bright blue panel on the upper wing and a black tail. The Eurasian jay is a woodland bird that occurs over a vast region from western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian subcontinent and farther to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. Across this vast range, several distinct racial forms have evolved which look different from each other, especially when comparing forms at the extremes of its range.
The Eurasian jay was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Corvus glandarius. Linnaeus specified the locality as "Europa" but this was restricted to Sweden by Ernst Hartert in 1903. The Eurasian jay is now one of three species placed in the genus Garrulus that was established in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. The genus name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning "chattering", "babbling" or "noisy". The specific epithet glandarius is Latin meaning... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park
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Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus
Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Jay sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 259 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.