Where to see
Cyanocorax violaceus
Sierra de la Macarena National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Violaceous Jay during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Sierra de la Macarena National Park
In Sierra de la Macarena National Park, Colombia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Violaceous Jay sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yasuní National Park and more
After Sierra de la Macarena National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Violaceous Jay are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 50%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 40%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May, August and December in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (about 80%), August in Yasuní National Park (about 70%) and January, March–May and September–October in Manu National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Violaceous Jay on a given day. Each park's Violaceous Jay page has the full month-by-month chart.
