Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocitta (Blue and Steller's Jays)
- SpeciesCyanocitta stelleri (Steller's Jay)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Steller's Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Steller's Jay sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Steller's Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.