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| name = Lidth's Jay
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| image = Garrulus_lidthi.jpg
| image = Garrulus lidthi Ueno 2013-10-06.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Lidth's Jay''
| image_caption = In the [[Ueno Zoo]], [[Japan]]
| status = VU
| status = VU
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Garrulus lidthi'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22705771A94034884 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705771A94034884.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| trend = down
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| genus = Garrulus
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| species = lidthi
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850
| classis = [[Aves]]
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| range_map =
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
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| range_map_caption = Distribution map
| familia = [[Corvidae]]
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| genus = ''[[Garrulus]]''
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| species = '''''G. lidthi'''''
| binomial = ''Garrulus lidthi''
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| binomial_authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850
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| range_map_caption = Distribution map
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The '''Lidth's Jay''' (''Garrulus lidthi'') is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the family [[Corvidae]], native to Japan. It is slightly larger than its close relative the [[Eurasian Jay]], with a proportionately stouter bill and also a longer tail. It has no discernible crest, with the head [[feather]]s a velvety black, the shoulders and back a deep purplish blue and all other parts a rich chestnut purple.
'''Lidth's jay''' ('''''Garrulus lidthi'''''), also known as the '''Amami jay''', is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the family [[Corvidae]] native to Japan.

Measuring up to {{convert|38|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length,<ref>[http://www.arkive.org/amami-jay/garrulus-lidthi/ Amami jay (''Garrulus lidthi'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153223/http://www.arkive.org/amami-jay/garrulus-lidthi/ |date=2013-12-03 }}. arkive.org</ref> it is slightly larger than its close relative the [[Eurasian jay]], with a proportionately stouter bill and also a longer tail. It has no discernible crest, with the head [[feather]]s a velvety black, the shoulders and back a deep purplish blue and all other parts a rich chestnut purple.


This [[jay]] has a very restricted distribution occurring only on the southern [[Japan]]ese islands of [[Amami Ōshima]] and [[Tokunoshima]] in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated areas especially around villages.
This [[jay]] has a very restricted distribution occurring only on the southern [[Japan]]ese islands of [[Amami Ōshima]] and [[Tokunoshima]] in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated areas especially around villages.


Food is largely made up of the [[acorn]]s of the native [[oak]] ''Quercus cuspidata'' but includes small [[reptile]]s and [[invertebrate]]s of many types.
Food is largely made up of the [[acorn|nut]]s of the native [[Castanopsis|chinkapin]] ''[[Castanopsis cuspidata]]'' but includes small [[reptile]]s and [[invertebrate]]s of many types.


The bird nests in large cavities in trees but otherwise the nest is the same as that of the other two ''Garrulus'' species with 3-4 [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s.
The bird nests in large cavities in trees but otherwise the nest is the same as that of the other two ''Garrulus'' species with 3–4 [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s.


The voice is similar to that of the [[Eurasian Jay]].
The voice is similar to that of the [[Eurasian jay]].


The species was threatened in the past by hunting for its [[feather]]s, which were used for decorating ladies' hats. Today it is threatened by [[introduced species|introduced]] [[small Indian mongoose]]s, which were brought to its range to control the venomous [[Ovophis okinavensis|Okinawa pit viper]]. The species is fully protected under Japanese law and is increasing in numbers thanks to control of the mongooses.

The species name commemorates the Dutch zoologist [[Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude]].

In 1965 it was chosen as the symbolic bird of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]].


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Garrulus lidthi}}
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=8945|title=Garrulus lidthi|downloaded=6 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
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{{Corvidae|1}}
{{Corvidae|1}}
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[[Category:Garrulus]]
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[[Category:Birds of Japan]]
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[[Category:Natural monuments of Japan]]


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[[br:Kegin Lidth]]

[[ca:Gaig de Lidth]]
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[[Category:Endemic birds of Japan]]
[[fr:Geai de Lidth]]
[[Category:Birds of the Ryukyu Islands]]
[[ja:ルリカケス]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1850|Lidth's jay]]
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[[fi:Riukiunnärhi]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte]]
[[zh:琉球松鸦]]

Latest revision as of 23:43, 13 October 2024

Lidth's jay
In the Ueno Zoo, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Garrulus
Species:
G. lidthi
Binomial name
Garrulus lidthi
Bonaparte, 1850

Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi), also known as the Amami jay, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Japan.

Measuring up to 38 cm (15 in) in total length,[2] it is slightly larger than its close relative the Eurasian jay, with a proportionately stouter bill and also a longer tail. It has no discernible crest, with the head feathers a velvety black, the shoulders and back a deep purplish blue and all other parts a rich chestnut purple.

This jay has a very restricted distribution occurring only on the southern Japanese islands of Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated areas especially around villages.

Food is largely made up of the nuts of the native chinkapin Castanopsis cuspidata but includes small reptiles and invertebrates of many types.

The bird nests in large cavities in trees but otherwise the nest is the same as that of the other two Garrulus species with 3–4 eggs.

The voice is similar to that of the Eurasian jay.

The species was threatened in the past by hunting for its feathers, which were used for decorating ladies' hats. Today it is threatened by introduced small Indian mongooses, which were brought to its range to control the venomous Okinawa pit viper. The species is fully protected under Japanese law and is increasing in numbers thanks to control of the mongooses.

The species name commemorates the Dutch zoologist Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude.

In 1965 it was chosen as the symbolic bird of Kagoshima Prefecture.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Garrulus lidthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705771A94034884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705771A94034884.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Amami jay (Garrulus lidthi) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. arkive.org
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