Lesser Jacana

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland 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	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
5	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Jacana in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Lesser Jacana sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Jacana in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Jacana in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.