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 →
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Black-throated Jay
Cyanolyca pumilo
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Unicolored Jay
Aphelocoma unicolor
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Azure-hooded Jay at Celaque National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |