Garrulus

Not to be confused with Garrulous.

Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.

Garrulus
G. glandarius glaszneri, Cyprus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Subfamily:	Corvinae
Genus:	Garrulus Brisson, 1760
Type species
Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Garrulus glandarius Garrulus lanceolatus Garrulus lidthi

Taxonomy and systematics

The genus was established by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.^[1] The type species is the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).^[2][3] The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.^[4]

Species

Three species are recognized:^[5]

Genus Garrulus – Brisson, 1760 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eurasian jay	Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758)	Western Europe and north-western Africa to the Indian subcontinent	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Black-headed jay	Garrulus lanceolatus Vigors, 1830	Eastern Afghanistan east the Himalayas, from India to Nepal and Bhutan	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Lidth's jay	Garrulus lidthi (Bonaparte, 1850)	Japan	Size: Habitat: Diet:	VU

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Garrulus:

• Purple-winged roller (as Garrulus Temminckii)^[6]