Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax yncas (Green Jay)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Turquoise Jay
Cyanolyca turcosa
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Spectacled Redstart
Myioborus melanocephalus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
📅 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 14 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 15 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 18 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 19 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 21 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Jay in Podocarpus National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Green Jay sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 539 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Jay in Podocarpus National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Green Jay in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.