Northern Jacana

Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

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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	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	60–70%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
7	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
18	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
39	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Jacana in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Northern Jacana sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Jacana in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Jacana in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.