Qupanuarjuaq - Grey Jay

Bird - Perisoreus canadensis

The Canada jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also known as the grey jay, gray jay, or whiskyjack, is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae (Wikimedia, 2023).

 

References: Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 6). Canada jay. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_jay 
Main Photo Credit: Canada Jay by Meryl Raddatz, 2023. https://inaturalist.ca/photos/255599169. Licenced with CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/.

Cree

Term Dialect
Kwekwesiw Southern East Cree
Wiishkichaanish Northern East Cree
Wîškacân L-dialect Cree
Wîškacâniš L-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Jîiz Tanacross

English

Term Dialect
Camp robber Standard English
Canada Jay Standard English
Grey jay Standard English
Whiskey Jack Standard English

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Kapiminau Innu-aimun
Uishkatshan Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
Kupanuatsuak Nunatsiavummiutut
Qupanuarjuaq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Kiiriq North Alaskan Iñupiaq

Salishan

Term Dialect
Peqpeq.qíńye Secwepmectsín

Yupik

Term Dialect
Qupanuar(aq) Central Alaskan Yup'ik

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