Azure-hooded Jay
Cyanolyca cucullata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanolyca (Highland Jays)
- SpeciesCyanolyca cucullata (Azure-hooded Jay)
The azure-hooded jay (Cyanolyca cucullata) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Middle America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species is known to have four subspecies. It is 11 to 12 inches (28 to 30 cm) in length and is dark blue with a black head and upper chest. The back of the head and neck are sky blue with a white border. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Azure-hooded Jay sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 223 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
📅 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 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Azure-hooded Jay in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Azure-hooded Jay sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 223 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Azure-hooded Jay in Arenal Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Azure-hooded Jay in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.