Genus

Highland Jays

Cyanolyca

5 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GenusCyanolyca (Highland Jays)

Species in this group

Cyanolyca turcosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyanolyca armillata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyanolyca pumilo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyanolyca cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyanolyca argentigula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Highland Jays

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	~20%
	Turquoise Jay			~20%
2	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~10%
	Black-collared Jay			~10%
3	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Black-throated Jay			~10%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Azure-hooded Jay			~10%
5	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	~10%
	Azure-hooded Jay			~10%
6	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~10%
	Black-collared Jay			~10%
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
8	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	<5%
	Black-throated Jay			<5%
9	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
10	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
12	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
13	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
14	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%

Highland Jays

Species in this group

Turquoise Jay

Black-collared Jay

Black-throated Jay

Azure-hooded Jay

Silvery-throated Jay

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Highland Jays

Parks Ranked