Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusAphelocoma (Scrub-Jays and Allies)
- SpeciesAphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Zion National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay sighting in Zion National Park, based on 867 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Zion National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay in Zion National Park in our monthly data.