Cyanocorax chrysops
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is a jay of the family Corvidae (which includes the crows and their many allies). It is found in central-southern South America: in southwestern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, including southern regions of the Amazon Basin river systems bordering the Pantanal.
The plush-crested jay is a medium-sized bird with an overall dark blue colored plumage. It has a cream-yellow underbelly, undertail coverts, underwings, and tail tip, while the upper breast, neck, and head are mostly black. It has a lighter blue on its cheeks and nape, which fades into the darker blue of its body, as well as a spot above its eyes, which are yellow. Its bill is dark blue to black. It has a rounded crest on its head, which it is named for.
The range of the plush-crested jay extends from the Southern Region, Brazil with Uruguay and approaches the South Atlantic coast, but avoids the coast, approximating a 400 to 150 km coastal strip; the coastal-inland range extends 3500 km from São Paulo south to Rio Grande do Sul bordering Uruguay. The inland range continues in northwestern Uruguay and extends northwest... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 3 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Wildlife World Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 11 | Biocentro Güembé | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Bioparque | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 13 | Memphis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | El Paso Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Reserva de Fauna y Flora Pan de Azúcar | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 17 | Elmwood Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Greenville Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Tracy Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Central Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Aquarium of the Americas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plush-crested Jay sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 309 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 353 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plush-crested Jay in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plush-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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Plush-crested Jay sightings, São Paulo ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 20%), Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plush-crested Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in São Paulo (309 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.
