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California Scrub Jay

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California Scrub Jay

Summary

California Scrub Jay is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,591 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Scrub Jay's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California Scrub Jay is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California Scrub Jay's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • California Scrub Jay is classified within Aphelocoma[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California Scrub Jay is Aphelocoma californica[7].
  • California Scrub Jay is part of jay[8].
  • California Scrub Jay's Commons category is recorded as Aphelocoma californica[9].
  • California Scrub Jay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aphelocoma californica[10].
  • California Scrub Jay's Commons gallery is recorded as Aphelocoma californica[11].
  • California Scrub Jay's original combination is recorded as Garrulus californicus[12].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Scrub Jay'}[13].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornienhäher'}[14].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara Californiana'}[15].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gaig de bardissa de Califòrnia'}[16].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sojka západní'}[17].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'võsa-sininäär'}[18].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Krattskrike'}[19].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Западная кустарниковая сойка'}[20].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカカケス'}[21].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kratskade'}[22].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kalifornianpensasnärhi'}[23].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'bozótszajkó'}[24].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'modrowronka kalifornijska'}[25].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kapuciarka dubová'}[26].
  • California Scrub Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'västlig snårskrika'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, California Scrub Jay is Aphelocoma californica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aphelocoma[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornienhäher'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara Californiana'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gaig de bardissa de Califòrnia'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sojka západní'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'võsa-sininäär'}[18].

Identifiers

California Scrub Jay's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 506118[28]. California Scrub Jay's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 142466[29]. California Scrub Jay's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482414[30]. California Scrub Jay's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554128[31].

Why It Matters

California Scrub Jay ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,591 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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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] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 6.3. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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