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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Yucatán Jay
Cyanocorax yucatanicus
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Green Jay sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 935 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Jay in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Green Jay in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.