Cyanocorax luxuosus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 250 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Cusuco National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 420 mm in November.
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.
9th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Green Jay sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 60%), 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 Cusuco National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Brown Jay (about 70%) and Azure-hooded 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 Cusuco National Park (49 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.
