Genus

Highland Jays

Cyanolyca

6 species in our catalog · found in 21 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GenusCyanolyca (Highland Jays)

Species in this group

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

Cyanolyca turcosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cyanolyca cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyanolyca pumilo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyanolyca armillata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyanolyca argentigula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cyanolyca viridicyanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Highland 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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Turquoise Jay			~40%
2	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Azure-hooded Jay			~20%
3	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Black-throated Jay			~20%
4	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Turquoise Jay			~20%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Azure-hooded Jay			~10%
6	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black-collared Jay			~10%
7	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Black-throated Jay			<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			Insufficient data
8	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black-collared Jay			~10%
9	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Black-collared Jay			<5%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
11	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
12	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
13	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
14	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Black-throated Jay			Insufficient data
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	White-collared Jay			<5%
16	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			<5%
18	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			Insufficient data
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Azure-hooded Jay			<5%
20	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-throated Jay			Insufficient data
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Black-collared Jay			Insufficient data