Purplish Jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax cyanomelas (Purplish Jay)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Gray-crested Finch
Lophospingus griseocristatus
Ringed Warbling-Finch
Microspingus torquatus
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
Stigmatura budytoides
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purplish Jay in Amboró National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Purplish Jay sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purplish Jay in Amboró National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Purplish Jay in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.