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23

Eurasian Jay

(Garrulus glandarius)
Alternate name(s): "Jay"
German name(s): "Eichelhäher"

Size: 32-35 cm
Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Eurasian Jay at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "glandarius"

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of an Eurasian Jay getting all excited in the bathtub and in the process raising its crest
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Reboleira, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]

Near-frontal view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Reboleira, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]

Near-frontal view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2015]

Near-frontal/ventral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Pere Lachaise cemetery, 20th district, Paris, France, November 2020]

Near-lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]

Lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2017]

Lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Reboleira, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]

Lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2017]

Lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2015]

Lateral view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Reboleira, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2019]

Near-dorsal view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, November 2015]

Dorsal view of an Eurasian Jay looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]

Dorsal view of an Eurasian Jay (photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, February 2023]

Dorsal view of an Eurasian Jay in flight, wings folded (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]

Food, Diet

Eurasian Jay taking fat from a bird feeder (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

eurjay_dw_20160907_2.m4a glandarius
(Poland)
Territorial calls © DW
eurjay_dw_20160907_1.m4a glandarius
(Poland)
Alarm calls (human) © DW

More Eurasian Jay sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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