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Garrulus
Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.
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Garrulus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae
Observations recorded4,308,609
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Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.
==Taxonomy and systematics== The genus was established by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type species is the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.