California Scrub-Jay

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Scrub-Jay in Death Valley National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a California Scrub-Jay sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Scrub-Jay in Death Valley National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for California Scrub-Jay in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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