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 Zion National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
📅 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 Zion National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Steller's Jay sighting in Zion National Park, based on 509 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Steller's Jay in Zion National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Jay in Zion National Park in our monthly data.