Cyanocorax luxuosus
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In 3 days >90%
The green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus) is a species of New World jay, found in southern Texas, Mexico, and northern Central America. Adults are about 27 cm (11 in) long and are variable in color across their range; they usually have blue and black heads, green wings and mantle, bluish-green tails, black bills, yellow or brown eye rings, and dark legs. The basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit. The nest is usually built in a thorny bush; the female incubates the clutch of three to five eggs. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Seven subspecies are accepted; listed from north to south: Cyanocorax luxuosus glaucescens – Southern Texas, northeast Mexico Cyanocorax luxuosus luxuosus – East-central Mexico Cyanocorax luxuosus speciosus – Western Mexico
Cyanocorax luxuosus vividus – Southwestern Mexico Cyanocorax luxuosus maya – Yucatán Peninsula Cyanocorax luxuosus confusus – Southeastern Mexico to western Guatemala Cyanocorax luxuosus centralis – Honduras It differs from the related Inca jay of the Andes most obviously... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 12 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 1,649 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 275 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July and August, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green 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 13 parks where we can rate Green Jay sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 50%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Green Jay that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Mexican Jay (about 40%), Common Raven (about 20%) and Brown Jay (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (1,649 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.
