Azure-hooded Jay
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Azure-hooded Jay

Cyanolyca cucullata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
13 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Middle America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species is known to have four subspecies. It is 11 to 12 inches (28 to 30 cm) in length and is dark blue with a black head and upper chest. The back of the head and neck are sky blue with a white border. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Azure-hooded Jay sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park

Brown Jay

Brown Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

5–10% · With luck
White-Throated Magpie-Jay

White-Throated Magpie-Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calocitta formosa

Insufficient data
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

50–60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

40–50% · Likely
Olive-backed Euphonia
LC

Olive-backed Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia gouldi

40–50% · Likely
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
8 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Azure-hooded Jay in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Azure-hooded Jay sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Azure-hooded Jay in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Azure-hooded Jay in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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