Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Droege, G., Corvids of the World

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Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Droege, G., Corvids of the World

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• Editorial Status
• Common Name
• Distribution
• Foraging
• Biology And Ecology
• Nest
• Brood parasite
• Behaviour
• Ectoparasite
• Voice
• Bibliography

Editorial Status

Currently not in focus of editorial work, unrevised text, last update: 2016-12-23.

Common Name

English: Eurasian JayA, Red-Crowned JayA; Estonian: pasknäär; German: Eichelhäher; Polish: Sójka

Distribution

Africa Macaronesia (Canary Is. (Canary Is. ‒ nativeB), Selvagens (Selvagens ‒ nativeB)); Northern Africa (Algeria (Algeria ‒ nativeB,C,1), Morocco (Morocco ‒ nativeB,C), Tunisia (Tunisia ‒ nativeC,D,2)), Asia-Temperate Caucasus ‒ nativeB,C; China (China North-Central (Beijing ‒ nativeC,D, Gansu ‒ doubtfully presentC, Hebei ‒ nativeC,D, Shaanxi ‒ nativeC,D, Shanxi ‒ doubtfully presentC, Tianjin ‒ nativeD), China South-Central ‒ nativeC,D, China Southeast ‒ nativeC,D, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol ‒ doubtfully presentC, Ningxia ‒ nativeB), Manchuria ‒ nativeC,D,3, Qinghai (Qinghai ‒ doubtfully presentC), Tibet (Tibet ‒ doubtfully presentC)); Eastern Asia (Japan ‒ nativeC,D, Korea ‒ nativeC,D, Nansei-shoto (Nansei-shoto ‒ nativeD), Taiwan (Taiwan ‒ nativeC,D)); Mongolia (Mongolia (Mongolia ‒ nativeC,D,4)); Russian Far East (Amur (Amur ‒ nativeB,C), Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk ‒ nativeB,C,5), Kuril Is. (Kuril Is. ‒ nativeC,D,6), Primorye (Primorye ‒ nativeC,D), Sakhalin (Sakhalin ‒ nativeC,D)); Siberia (Chita (Chita ‒ nativeC,D,7), Irkutsk (Irkutsk ‒ nativeB,C,8), Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk ‒ nativeB,C,9), West Siberia (West Siberia ‒ nativeC,D,10), Yakutskiya (Yakutskiya ‒ nativeB,C,11)); Western Asia (Cyprus (Cyprus ‒ nativeB,C), East Aegean Is. (East Aegean Is. ‒ nativeB,C), Iran (Iran ‒ nativeC,D,12), Iraq (Iraq ‒ nativeC,D,13), Lebanon-Syria ‒ nativeB,C, Palestine ‒ nativeB,C, Turkey (Turkey ‒ nativeB,C)), Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam ‒ nativeC,D, East Himalaya ‒ nativeC,D,E,14, Nepal (Nepal ‒ nativeC,D,E), Pakistan (Pakistan ‒ nativeE,15), West Himalaya ‒ nativeC,D,E); Indo-China (Cambodia (Cambodia ‒ doubtfully presentC), Laos (Laos ‒ nativeD), Myanmar (Myanmar ‒ nativeC,D), Thailand (Thailand ‒ nativeC,D,16), Vietnam (Vietnam ‒ nativeC,D,17)), Europe Eastern Europe ‒ nativeB,C,18; Middle Europe ‒ nativeB,C; Northern Europe (Denmark (Denmark ‒ nativeB,C), Finland (Finland ‒ nativeB,C,19), Great Britain (Great Britain ‒ nativeB,C), Ireland (Ireland ‒ nativeB,C), Norway (Norway ‒ nativeB,C,20), Sweden (Sweden ‒ nativeB,C,19)); Southeastern Europe ‒ nativeB,C; Southwestern Europe (Baleares (Baleares ‒ nativeB), Corse (Corse ‒ nativeB,C), France (France ‒ nativeB,C), Portugal (Portugal ‒ nativeB,C), Sardegna (Sardegna ‒ nativeB,C), Spain (Andorra ‒ nativeB,C, Spain ‒ nativeB,C))

1. NW and NE Algeria, 2. N Tunisia, 3. except E, 4. south to Mongolian Altay (48°N) and Changai (47°N), 5. S Khabarovsk, <55°N, 6. S Kurils, 7. N Chita, 8. N Irkutsk, 9. M Krasnoyarsk, <58-59°N, 10. M West Siberia; >55°N <61°N, 11. S Yakutskiya; Western part <58°N, Eastern part <50-51°N, 12. N Iran, 13. W Iraq, 14. at least Nagaland, Manipur and E Meghalaya (Rasmussen & Anderton 2012), 15. N Pakistan (Murree Hills), 16. except S, 17. N and M Vietnam, 18. except N; south to 52°N, 19. except N, 20. SE and M Norway

Foraging

Largely acorns, but forages in all strata.E

Biology And Ecology

Breeding season March to June.E

Nest

Builds a fairly substantial moss and stick nest at mid-height.E

Brood parasite

Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758)F Cuculus canorus subsp. canorus Linnaeus, 1758G

Behaviour

A restless, active species which forms loose bands outside breeding season, oftenjooining with Black-Headed Jays and blue magpies.
Flight laborious with a slightly jerky action, wings almost clapping below body; usually keeps in cover, especially while breeding.E

Ectoparasite

Philopterus garruli Boisduval & Lacordaire, 1835H

Voice

Generally rather silent, but calls reported from the species's wide range include mimicry; varied conversational notes; a lot cu-cr-blink-blink; chorused kler_keee; loud, rapsing, drawn-out shaak, shaak; chuckles and whistling squeals. In Thailand calls include a very harsh, rasping, complaining zZRRAy (zZRRAY) (Centred at 3 kHz, d 0.3-0.75 s, repeated irregularly; BTA); elsewhere a descending, buzzard-like mew pieeeuu (pitch 2.5-1.8 kHz, note d 1 s; Europe). Some regional calls similar to those of Grey Treepie, but higher-pitched (JCA).E

Bibliography

A. Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C., Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide., 2nd edition, 1 and 2. 2012: 593 [8772]

B. Handbuch der Vögel Mitteleuropas. 1993: 1380

C. The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world. 3rd Edition. 2003: 508

D. Handbuch der Vögel Mitteleuropas. 1993: 1382

E. Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C., Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide., 2nd edition, 1 and 2. 2012: 594 [8772]

F. Makatsch, W., Brood parasitism in birds. [Der Brutparasitismus in der Vogelwelt.]. 1955: 151 [8672]

G. Makatsch, W., Brood parasitism in birds. [Der Brutparasitismus in der Vogelwelt.]. 1955: 107 [8672]

H. Price & Hellenthal, Taxonomy of Philopterus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the Corvidae (Passeriformes), with descriptions of nine new species. in Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91 (6): 786, 796 [78]