Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyJacanidae (Jacanas)
- GenusJacana (New World Jacanas)
- SpeciesJacana spinosa (Northern Jacana)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Jacana in Corcovado National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Northern Jacana sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Jacana in Corcovado National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Jacana in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.