Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyJacanidae (Jacanas)
- GenusJacana (New World Jacanas)
- SpeciesJacana spinosa (Northern Jacana)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Jacana in Tortuguero National Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Northern Jacana sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 1569 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Jacana in Tortuguero National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Jacana in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.