Eurasian Jay
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Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Nikko National Park
178 Verified records at Nikko National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Corvidae. It has pinkish brown plumage with a black stripe on each side of a whitish throat, a bright blue panel on the upper wing and a black tail. The Eurasian jay is a woodland bird that occurs over a vast region from western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian subcontinent and farther to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. Across this vast range, several distinct racial forms have evolved which look different from each other, especially when comparing forms at the extremes of its range. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Jay sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 178 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Nutcracker
LC

Eurasian Nutcracker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nucifraga caryocatactes

<5% · Rare
Azure-winged Magpie
LC

Azure-winged Magpie

Bird

Cyanopica cyanus

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Japanese Bush Warbler
LC

Japanese Bush Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis diphone

60–70% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Tit
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegithalos caudatus

50–60% · Likely
Willow Tit
LC Endemic

Willow Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile montanus

50–60% · Likely
Brown-eared Bulbul
LC

Brown-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes amaurotis

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Nuthatch
LC

Eurasian Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta europaea

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
4 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
40–50%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
8 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
9 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
10 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
30–40%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
12 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
13 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
14 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
15 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
16 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
17 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
18 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
20 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
21 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
22 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
23 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
24 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
25 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
26 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
5–10%
27 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
28 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
29 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Jay sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 178 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Jay in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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