Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu 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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
6	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
8	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
11	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
12	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
13	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
14	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
15	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
16	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Wilpattu National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Pheasant-tailed Jacana sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Wilpattu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.