Curl-crested Jay
Cyanocorax cristatellus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax cristatellus (Curl-crested Jay)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Purplish Jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
📅 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 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Curl-crested Jay sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.