Aphelocoma

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latinized Ancient Greek ἀφελής (aphelḗs, “simple”) + Latin coma (“hair”) (from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)), in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays.[1]

Proper noun

Aphelocoma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – certain jays, including the scrub jays.

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  1. Rice, Nathan H; Martínez-Meyer, Enrique; Peterson, A Townsend (2003), “Ecological niche differentiation in the Aphelocoma jays: a phylogenetic perspective”, in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society‎, volume 80, issue 3, →DOI, pages 369–383
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