Cyanocitta (Blue and Steller's Jays)

Genus

Blue and Steller's Jays

Cyanocitta

2 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Steller's Jay
LC

Steller's Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta stelleri

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Blue Jay
LC

Blue Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta cristata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~50%
Apr
~50%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~60%
Sep
~60%
Oct
~50%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Blue and Steller's Jays

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~80%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~80%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~70%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~70%
5 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~70%
6 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~60%
7 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~60%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~60%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~60%
10 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~50%
11 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~50%
12 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
13 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~40%
14 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
15 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~40%
16 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~40%
17 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
18 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
19 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
20 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
21 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~30%
22 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~20%
23 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
25 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
26 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
27 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
28 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
29 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
30 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
31 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
32 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
33 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
34 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
35 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
36 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
37 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
38 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
39 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%