White-Throated Magpie-Jay

White-Throated Magpie-Jay

Calocitta formosa

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Masaya Volcano National Park
350 Verified records at Masaya Volcano National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated magpie-jay (Cyanocorax formosus) is a large Central American species of magpie-jay. It ranges in Pacific-slope thorn forest from Jalisco, Mexico, to Northern Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Magpie-Jay sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 350 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park

Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

90–100% · Very likely
Rufous-backed Wren
LC

Rufous-backed Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylorhynchus capistratus

90–100% · Very likely
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

70–80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely
Melodious Blackbird
LC

Melodious Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dives dives

70–80% · Very likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

70–80% · Likely
Scrub Euphonia
LC

Scrub Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia affinis

60–70% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Rose-throated Becard
LC

Rose-throated Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus aglaiae

50–60% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

50–60% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

50–60% · Likely
Boat-billed Flycatcher
LC

Boat-billed Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megarynchus pitangua

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
7 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-Throated Magpie-Jay in Masaya Volcano National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Magpie-Jay sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 350 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-Throated Magpie-Jay in Masaya Volcano National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-Throated Magpie-Jay in Masaya Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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