Pinyon Jay

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pinyon Jay in Grand Canyon National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Pinyon Jay sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 394 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pinyon Jay in Grand Canyon National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pinyon Jay in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.

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