Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocitta (Blue and Steller's Jays)
- SpeciesCyanocitta cristata (Blue Jay)
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
📅 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 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 19 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Jay in Congaree National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Blue Jay sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 522 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Jay in Congaree National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue Jay in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.