Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Keoladeo National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Pheasant-tailed Jacana sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 779 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Keoladeo National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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