African Jacana

Closest Relatives at Meru 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	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
14	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
17	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
18	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
20	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
22	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
24	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
26	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
27	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
39	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
40	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Jacana in Meru National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a African Jacana sighting in Meru National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Jacana in Meru National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for African Jacana in Meru National Park in our monthly data.