African Jacana

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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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	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	60–70%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
3	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
9	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
12	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
21	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
22	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
23	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
25	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
30	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
33	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
35	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
36	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
39	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
40	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
41	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
46	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
47	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
48	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
49	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data