Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusGarrulus (Old World Jays)
- SpeciesGarrulus glandarius (Eurasian Jay)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
📅 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 Eurasian Jay in Mercantour National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Jay sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 155 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Jay in Mercantour National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Jay in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.