Northern Jacana

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	60–70%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
7	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
18	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
39	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data