Black-headed jay
Garrulus lanceolatus Vigors, 1831
Status not recordedsongbirds
The black-headed jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 95 g to 99.8 g.
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Quick facts about the black-headed jay
- Weight
- 95 g – 99.8 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Egg incubation
- 16 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Lifestyle
- Perching
- Migration
- Partial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-headed jay live?
Not recorded
Is the black-headed jay endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the black-headed jay classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusGarrulus
- SpeciesGarrulus lanceolatus Vigors, 1831
Synonyms Garrulus gularis, Garrulus vigorsii
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- قيق أسود الرأسArabic
- gaig capnegreCatalan
- sojka žíhanáCzech
- sgrech resogWelsh
- Sorthovedet SkovskadeDanish
- StrichelhäherGerman
- nigrakapa garoloEsperanto
- Chara cabecinegraSpanish
- tutt-pasknäärEstonian
- جیجاق نیزهایPersian
- himalajannärhiFinnish
- Geai lancéoléFrench
- Scréachóg cheanndhubhIrish
- himalajska šojkaCroatian
- csíkos szajkóHungarian
- Ghiandaia testaneraItalian
- インドカケスJapanese
- himalajinis kėkštasLithuanian
- Himalaju sīlisLatvian
- Tʼádootłʼizhii bitsiiʼ diłhiłígííNavajo
- कालोटाउके वनकागNepali
- StrepengaaiDutch
- himalayaskrikeNorwegian
- sójka czarnogłowaPolish
- کلسرا رولا کاںWestern Panjabi
- تورسری جيجاقPashto
- gaio-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- Гималайская сойкаRussian
- sojka čiernohlaváSlovak
- Crnoglava sojkaSerbian
- svarthuvad nötskrikaSwedish
- Kara Başlı AlakargaTurkish
- сойка гімалайськаUkrainian
- 黑喉松鴉Chinese
- Gaig lanceolatCatalan
- Lancoforma garoloEsperanto
- Arrendajo cabecinegroSpanish
- Urraca cabecinegraSpanish
- Ghiandaia lanceolataItalian
- ZwartkopgaaiDutch
- 黑头松鸦Chinese
- 黑頭松鴉Chinese
Relatives of the black-headed jay
Other species in the same genus Garrulus.
CompareBlack-headed jay vs Eurasian jayBlack-headed jay vs Amami jayBlack-headed jay vs Garrulus iliceti
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-headed jay?
An adult black-headed jay weighs 95 g – 99.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the black-headed jay?
The black-headed jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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