Turquoise Jay

Turquoise Jay

Cyanolyca turcosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cajas National Park

Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park

Great Thrush
LC

Great Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus fuscater

80–90% · Very likely
Tawny Antpitta
LC

Tawny Antpitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallaria quitensis

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
LC

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes albidiventris

60–70% · Likely
Tit-like Dacnis
LC Endemic

Tit-like Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenodacnis parina

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Redstart
LC

Spectacled Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioborus melanocephalus

60–70% · Likely
Black Flowerpiercer
LC

Black Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa humeralis

50–60% · Likely
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
LC

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ochthoeca fumicolor

50–60% · Likely
Phrygilus unicolor

Phrygilus unicolor

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis unicolor

50–60% · Likely
Grass Wren
LC

Grass Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cistothorus platensis

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

40–50% · Likely
Brown-bellied Swallow

Brown-bellied Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon murina

40–50% · Likely
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turquoise Jay in Cajas National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Turquoise Jay sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Turquoise Jay in Cajas National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Turquoise Jay in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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