Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
GenusCyanocitta (Blue and Steller's Jays)
SpeciesCyanocitta stelleri (Steller's Jay)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Big Bend National Park

1 Verified records at Big Bend National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a bird native to western North America and the mountains of Central America, closely related to the blue jay (C. cristata) found in eastern North America. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. It is also sometimes colloquially called a "blue jay" in the Pacific Northwest, but is distinct from the blue jay of eastern North America. The species inhabits pine-oak and coniferous forests. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Cyanocitta cristata

Insufficient data

Corvus corax

60–70% · Likely

Aphelocoma wollweberi

40–50% · Likely

Corvus cryptoleucus

<5% · Rare

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Mimus polyglottos

Haemorhous mexicanus

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

60–70% · Likely

Cardinalis sinuatus

50–60% · Likely

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely

Myiarchus cinerascens

50–60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Cardinalis cardinalis

40–50% · Likely

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Steller's Jay at Big Bend National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
12	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
16	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
17	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
18	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
19	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
20	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Steller's Jay

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Blue Jay

Common Raven

Mexican Jay

Chihuahuan Raven

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Northern Mockingbird

House Finch

Cactus Wren

Pyrrhuloxia

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Northern Cardinal

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found