Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

2 Verified records at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) is a wader in the family Jacanidae found throughout much of South America east of the Andes, as well as western Panama and Trinidad. It is the only species in the Jacanidae family with such a large distribution. Wattled jacanas have long toes and claws which help them walk through aquatic vegetation. Like the majority of species of jacanas, the female is larger than the male, and forms harems of up to 4 or 5 males at any given time. There is also a major difference in proportional development or ornamentation (facial crest and wing size) and defense (length of wing spur) relative to body size when compared to males. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Vanellus chilensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wattled Jacana at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
5	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
6	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
7	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
11	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
14	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5–10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
18	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
19	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
20	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
21	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
22	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
25	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
26	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
35	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
36	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
39	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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