Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusAphelocoma (Scrub-Jays and Allies)
- SpeciesAphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.