Cyanocorax cyanopogon
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The white-naped jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Brazil - where it is known as the Gralha Cancã or the Cancão. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
They are capable of interbreeding with plush-crested jays, and hybrids between the species have been observed. The species are visually similar and often are mistaken for each other. They sometimes serve as a food source for humans. They are also sometimes kept as pets. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Jay sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 129 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Jay in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 240 mm in April.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-naped 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-naped Jay sightings, Fortaleza ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 20%) and Natal (Brazil, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-naped Jay that you can see in Fortaleza (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Sayaca Tanager (about 80%) and Bananaquit (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-naped Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in Fortaleza (22 verified sightings), 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.
