Bushy-crested Jay

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus (Hartlaub, 1844)

28–30 cmLength101 gWeight

The bushy-crested jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Bushy-crested Jay has been recorded at 54 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

RNP ChajbaocGuatemala2,470 records
Finca Rubel ChaimGuatemala1,992 records
Paraiso Verde LodgeGuatemala1,458 records

More places

Reserva El JaguarNicaragua1,217 records
Mirador Rey TepepulGuatemala975 records
PN Los Volcanes – Sector Cerro VerdeEl Salvador876 records
Laguna del BosqueGuatemala806 records
Reserva Natural MontessoriGuatemala672 records
Finca Las PalmasHonduras646 records
Parque Ecológico CayaláGuatemala600 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua El Salvador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The bushy-crested jay (Cyanocorax melanocyaneus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Central America, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. There are two subspecies, C. m. melanocyaneus which is found in Guatemala and southern El Salvador, and C. m. chavezi from Honduras and northeastern Nicaragua.

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