Yucatán Jay
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Yucatán Jay

Cyanocorax yucatanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
75 Verified records at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Yucatan jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and their allies. It is native to the Yucatán Peninsula where its habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, plantations and cleared areas at altitudes up to 250 m (820 ft). Adults are about 30 cm (12 in) long, black, with blue wings, mantle, and tail, black bills, yellow eye rings and legs. Immature birds have yellow bills. This is a common species of jay with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Jay sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

Green Jay
LC

Green Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax yncas

20–30% · Possible
Brown Jay

Brown Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

Insufficient data
Tropical Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

50–60% · Likely
Mangrove Vireo
LC

Mangrove Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo pallens

50–60% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Mangrove Swallow
LC

Mangrove Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta albilinea

40–50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

40–50% · Likely
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
Endemic

Yucatan Gnatcatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polioptila albiventris

40–50% · Likely
Yucatán Wren
NT Endemic

Yucatán Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylorhynchus yucatanicus

30–40% · Possible
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Jay in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Jay sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yucatán Jay in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Jay in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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