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title: "Siberian Jay"
description: "Perisoreus infaustus — Birds. The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/siberian-jay
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Siberian Jay

> Perisoreus infaustus — Birds. The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia.

- Scientific name: *Perisoreus infaustus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1470
- Wikidata: [Q214281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214281)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8334](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8334)

## Names

- en: Siberian Jay
- de: Unglückshäher
- es: Urraca funesta
- fr: Mésangeai imitateur
- nl: Taigagaai
- pt: Gaio-siberiano
- pl: Sójka syberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

RU (626), FI (481), SE (168), NO (88), CN (4)

## Summary

The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a small jay with a widespread distribution within the coniferous forests in North Eurasia. It has grey-brown plumage with a darker brown crown and a paler throat. It is rusty-red in a panel near the wing-bend, on the undertail coverts and on the sides of the tail. The sexes are similar. Although its habitat is being fragmented, it is a common bird with a very wide range so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_jay

## Photo

![Siberian Jay](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/siberian-jay/medium.jpg)

Photo: Norrland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183704748

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/siberian-jay?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).