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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
📅 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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Steller's Jay sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Steller's Jay in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Jay in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.