Curl-crested Jay
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Curl-crested Jay

Cyanocorax cristatellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
64 Verified records at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The curl-crested jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus) is a species of jay native to South America. This New World jay is a beautiful and large (35 cm/14 in overall) bird with predominantly dark blue back, an almost black head and neck, and snow-white chest and underparts. They have a pronounced curled crest rising from just behind the beak; the crest is on average larger in males, but the sexes are generally quite similar. The voice is a loud, gray, graa, gray-gray-gray, sometimes repeated 8-10 times. They sound similar to crow. Curl-crested jays are native to the cerrados of central and southern and the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Jay sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Purplish Jay
LC

Purplish Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax cyanomelas

30–40% · Possible
Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Hornero
LC

Rufous Hornero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Furnarius rufus

60–70% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely
Chopí Blackbird
LC

Chopí Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gnorimopsar chopi

60–70% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

50–60% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
LC

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus saturninus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Jay sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Curl-crested Jay in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.

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