Plush-crested Jay

Plush-crested Jay

Cyanocorax chrysops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Iguaçu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
8 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plush-crested Jay in Iguaçu National Park?

About 71% of visitor-days record a Plush-crested Jay sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 2255 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plush-crested Jay in Iguaçu National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Plush-crested Jay in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.

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