Purplish Jay

Purplish Jay

Cyanocorax cyanomelas

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

The purplish jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and as a vagrant to Uruguay. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Jay sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purplish Jay in Iguazú National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Jay sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Purplish Jay in Iguazú National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Purplish Jay in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.

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