Steller's Jay

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q838749
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Steller's Jay

Summary

Steller's Jay is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,638 views/month, #697 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steller's Jay's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Steller's Jay is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller's Jay[5].
  • Steller's Jay's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Steller's Jay belongs to the parent taxon Cyanocitta[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Steller's Jay is Cyanocitta stelleri[8].
  • Steller's Jay is part of jay[9].
  • Steller's Jay's Commons category is recorded as Cyanocitta stelleri[10].
  • Steller's Jay comprises crest of feathers[11].
  • Steller's Jay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyanocitta stelleri[12].
  • Steller's Jay's Commons gallery is recorded as Cyanocitta stelleri[13].
  • Steller's Jay's original combination is recorded as Corvus stelleri[14].
  • Steller's Jay's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. stelleri'}[15].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Jay"}[16].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara de Steller'}[17].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Diademhäher'}[18].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Geai de Steller'}[19].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia di Steller'}[20].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Стеллерова черноголовая голубая сойка'}[21].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Stellers Gaai'}[22].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fyrreskade'}[23].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Furuskrike'}[24].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ステラーカケス'}[25].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gaig de Steller'}[26].
  • Steller's Jay is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sojka Stellerova'}[27].

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Classification

Steller's Jay's scientific name is Cyanocitta stelleri[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cyanocitta[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chara de Steller'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Diademhäher'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Geai de Steller'}[19], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ghiandaia di Steller'}[20], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Стеллерова черноголовая голубая сойка'}[21].

Discovery and Description

Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller's Jay[5].

Identifiers

Steller's Jay's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8234[28]. Steller's Jay's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 114083[29]. Steller's Jay's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482598[30]. Steller's Jay's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179685[31].

Why It Matters

Steller's Jay ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,638 views/month, #697 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 21 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . 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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    Part of
    Has part(s) crest of feathers
    Part of jay
    Parent taxon Cyanocitta
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