Black-chested Jay
Cyanocorax affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax affinis (Black-chested Jay)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Golden-collared Manakin
Manacus vitellinus
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
📅 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 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-chested Jay in Darién National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Black-chested Jay sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1306 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-chested Jay in Darién National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-chested Jay in Darién National Park in our monthly data.