Silvery-throated Jay
Cyanolyca argentigula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanolyca (Highland Jays)
- SpeciesCyanolyca argentigula (Silvery-throated Jay)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
📅 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 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silvery-throated Jay in Chirripó National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Silvery-throated Jay sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silvery-throated Jay in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Silvery-throated Jay in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.