Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The bushy-crested jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Central America, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The adult bushy-crested jay has a length of 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in). The tail is long and the central feathers are graduated. The sexes look alike; the head, neck, breast and upper mantle are black while the remaining upper parts are dark blue with a sheen of green or violet. The underparts are plain greenish-blue, the undersides of the wings are grey and the underside of the tail is blackish. The head bears a stubble-like erectile crown of feathers, the beak is black and relatively small, the irises are yellow and the legs black.
This jay is native to Central America where it is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua at altitudes between about 600 and 2,450 m (2,000 and 8,000 ft). Its habitat is humid forests, especially... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Jay sighting in La Tigra National Park on a given day, based on 253 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Jay in La Tigra National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March, May and December, the lowest months. That is one of La Tigra National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bushy-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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bushy-crested Jay sightings, La Tigra National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bushy-crested Jay is recorded against all the birds logged in La Tigra National Park (253 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.
