Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanocorax (Cyanocorax Jays and Magpie-jays)
- SpeciesCyanocorax yncas (Green Jay)
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is native to the Andes of South America. It is widely known as querrequerre in Spanish, an onomatopoeic name derived from the bird's call. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay sighting in El Triunfo, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Triunfo
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Black-throated Jay
Cyanolyca pumilo
Unicolored Jay
Aphelocoma unicolor
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
📅 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 15 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 18 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 19 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 20 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 21 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 22 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Jay in El Triunfo?
About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jay sighting in El Triunfo, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Jay in El Triunfo?
February has the highest sighting rate for Green Jay in El Triunfo in our monthly data.