Euphonia jamaica
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In 3 days >90%
The Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia Jamaica) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. Jamaican euphonias are small and have a varying appearance depending on their sex and age. They are the only species of Euphonia that reside in Jamaica and have received the nickname of "Short-Mouth Bluequit" from Jamaican locals. These birds do not migrate anywhere and can be found throughout the island in wooded areas, shrublands, gardens, orchards, and hilly lowlands.
The appearance of the Jamaican Euphonia is different for males and females. Males are a bluish-grey color with a yellow belly and pale undertail coverts, females are bicolored and have grey foreparts and olive backs and tails. Both males and females have short, thick bills. The appearance of a Jamaican Euphonia between the juvenile and adult stages are similar to the appearance of the female, although the coloration of a bird in this stage is not as bright. The average Jamaican Euphonia is 11 centimeters (about 4.33 in) in length and weighs 17 grams.
Jamaican Euphonias do not migrate anywhere and only live on the island of Jamaica. These birds live in various topographical regions on the island including... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Euphonia sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 796 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 91 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Euphonia in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 40% in May, the lowest month. June has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jamaican Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jamaican Euphonia sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Jamaican Euphonia that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-chinned Thrush (about 90%), Bananaquit (about 90%) and Orangequit (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jamaican Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (796 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
