Jacana (New World Jacanas)

Genus

New World Jacanas

Jacana

2 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Northern Jacana
LC

Northern Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana spinosa

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World Jacanas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~70%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~70%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~60%
4 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~50%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~50%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~40%
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~40%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~30%
10 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~30%
11 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~30%
12 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
13 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~30%
14 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~20%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
16 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
17 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
18 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
19 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
21 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~20%
22 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~20%
23 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
24 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~10%
25 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~10%
27 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
28 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
29 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
30 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
32 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
33 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
34 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
35 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
36 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
37 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
38 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
39 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
41 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
43 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
44 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
45 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
46 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
47 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
49 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
50 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
51 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
52 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
53 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
<5%
54 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
55 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
56 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
57 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
58 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
59 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
60 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
61 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
62 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
63 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
64 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
65 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
66 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
67 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
68 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
69 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
70 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
71 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
72 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
73 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
74 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
75 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
76 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
77 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
78 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%