Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPerisoreus (Boreal Jays)
- SpeciesPerisoreus canadensis (Gray Jay)
Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
📅 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 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 22 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 23 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Jay in Kluane National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Gray Jay sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 307 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Jay in Kluane National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gray Jay in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.