Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPsilorhinus
- SpeciesPsilorhinus morio (Brown Jay)
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
📅 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 Brown Jay in Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Brown Jay sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jay in Manuel Antonio National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jay in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.