White-naped Jay

White-naped Jay

Cyanocorax cyanopogon

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Natal

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

10 Verified sightings at Natal
282 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-naped Jay

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 →

Sounds

Call1:07

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1084212 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call1:24

Brazil · 2019

© Ciro Albano · XC499707 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Canto1:27

Brazil · 2015

© Caio Brito · XC427285 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
2 Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-naped Jay in Natal?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Jay sighting in Natal on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 50 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-naped Jay in Natal?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Jay in Natal on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October–December, the lowest months. January–February and June have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a White-naped Jay?

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.

Is Natal the best place to see a White-naped Jay?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-naped Jay sightings, Natal ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the White-naped Jay live in Natal?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the White-naped Jay that you can see in Natal (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Southern House Wren (about 80%) and Bananaquit (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-naped Jay sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-naped Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in Natal (10 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.

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