Lesser Jacana

Lesser Jacana

Microparra capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 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 Moremi Game Reserve?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Lesser Jacana sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 87 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Jacana in Moremi Game Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Jacana in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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