C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Corvidae

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

CIOC 6979

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Passeriformes · Corvidae

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius).

ATK118

DEF75

XC1175981 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

6864 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 34–35 cm
Body Mass: 159.5 g
Wingspan: 54 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 118

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 118).

DEF 75

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 75).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Oriental: widespread & also Northwestern Africa Habitat: Forest & Woodland

34 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Garrulus glandarius hibernicus
Ireland
Garrulus glandarius rufitergum
Scotland, England, Wales and nw France
Garrulus glandarius glandarius
n, c Europe to the Ural Mts.
Garrulus glandarius fasciatus
Iberian Pen.
Garrulus glandarius corsicanus
Corsica
Garrulus glandarius ichnusae
Sardinia
Garrulus glandarius albipectus
Italy, Sicily and the Dalmatian coast
Garrulus glandarius graecus
w Balkans including Greece
Garrulus glandarius ferdinandi
e Bulgaria and n Turkey
Garrulus glandarius cretorum
Crete
Garrulus glandarius glaszneri
Cyprus
Garrulus glandarius whitakeri
n Morocco and nw Algeria
Garrulus glandarius minor
c Morocco and the Atlas Mts. of n Algeria
Garrulus glandarius cervicalis
n, ne Algeria and Tunisia
Garrulus glandarius samios
Samos (se Aegean Sea)
Garrulus glandarius anatoliae
w Turkey to w Iran and n Iraq
Garrulus glandarius iphigenia
Crimean Pen. (n coast of the Black Sea)
Garrulus glandarius krynicki
ne Turkey and the Caucasus
Garrulus glandarius atricapillus
w Syria, w Jordan and Israel
Garrulus glandarius hyrcanus
se Azerbaijan and n Iran
Garrulus glandarius brandtii
s Siberia, n Mongolia, nw, ne China, Korean Pen. and n Japan
Garrulus glandarius kansuensis
c China
Garrulus glandarius pekingensis
e China
Garrulus glandarius japonicus
Honshu, Oshima and Kyushu (c, s Japan)
Garrulus glandarius tokugawae
Sado I. (off Honshu, c Japan)
Garrulus glandarius orii
Yakushima (Osumi Is., s Japan)
Garrulus glandarius sinensis
n Myanmar and s, e China
Garrulus glandarius taivanus
Taiwan
Garrulus glandarius bispecularis
w Himalayas to w Nepal
Garrulus glandarius interstinctus
e Himalayas
Garrulus glandarius persaturatus
ne India (s Assam)
Garrulus glandarius oatesi
nw Myanmar
Garrulus glandarius haringtoni
w Myanmar
Garrulus glandarius leucotis
c Myanmar to c, s Indochina