Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
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In 3 days >90%
The bushy-crested jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Central America, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The adult bushy-crested jay has a length of 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in). The tail is long and the central feathers are graduated. The sexes look alike; the head, neck, breast and upper mantle are black while the remaining upper parts are dark blue with a sheen of green or violet. The underparts are plain greenish-blue, the undersides of the wings are grey and the underside of the tail is blackish. The head bears a stubble-like erectile crown of feathers, the beak is black and relatively small, the irises are yellow and the legs black.
This jay is native to Central America where it is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua at altitudes between about 600 and 2,450 m (2,000 and 8,000 ft). Its habitat is humid forests, especially... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Jay sighting in Celaque National Park on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 193 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Jay in Celaque National Park on a given day, against about 50% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Celaque National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bushy-crested Jay sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bushy-crested Jay sightings, Celaque National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 50%).
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Bushy-crested Jay that you can see in Celaque National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Steller's Jay (about 10%), Unicolored Jay (about 10%) and Common Raven (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bushy-crested Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in Celaque National Park (189 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.
