Curl-crested Jay
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Curl-crested Jay

Cyanocorax cristatellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tijuca National Park
29 Verified records at Tijuca National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The curl-crested jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus) is a species of jay native to South America. This New World jay is a beautiful and large (35 cm/14 in overall) bird with predominantly dark blue back, an almost black head and neck, and snow-white chest and underparts. They have a pronounced curled crest rising from just behind the beak; the crest is on average larger in males, but the sexes are generally quite similar. The voice is a loud, gray, graa, gray-gray-gray, sometimes repeated 8-10 times. They sound similar to crow. Curl-crested jays are native to the cerrados of central and southern and the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Jay sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

Plush-crested Jay
LC

Plush-crested Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax chrysops

Insufficient data
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

80–90% · Very likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

70–80% · Very likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

70–80% · Likely
Rufous-bellied Thrush
LC

Rufous-bellied Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus rufiventris

60–70% · Likely
Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todirostrum poliocephalum

50–60% · Likely
Masked Water-Tyrant
LC

Masked Water-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fluvicola nengeta

50–60% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Green-headed Tanager
LC

Green-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara seledon

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Curl-crested Jay in Tijuca National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Jay sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Curl-crested Jay in Tijuca National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Curl-crested Jay in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.

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