Purplish Jay
Cyanocorax cyanomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax cyanomelas (Purplish Jay)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Plush-crested Jay
Cyanocorax chrysops
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Black-capped Donacobius
Donacobius atricapilla
Pied Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purplish Jay in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Purplish Jay sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 562 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purplish Jay in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
December has the highest sighting rate for Purplish Jay in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.