Comb-crested Jacana

Closest Relatives at Kakadu 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	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
3	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Comb-crested Jacana in Kakadu National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Comb-crested Jacana sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 677 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Comb-crested Jacana in Kakadu National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Comb-crested Jacana in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.