Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocitta (Blue and Steller's Jays)
- SpeciesCyanocitta stelleri (Steller's Jay)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
📅 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 Steller's Jay in Redwood National Park?
About 70% of visitor-days record a Steller's Jay sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 1510 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Steller's Jay in Redwood National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Jay in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.