Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPsilorhinus
- SpeciesPsilorhinus morio (Brown Jay)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Azure-hooded Jay
Cyanolyca cucullata
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Black-and-yellow Phainoptila
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
📅 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 Poás Volcano National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Brown Jay sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jay in Poás Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jay in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.