Wattled Jacana
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Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
414 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Wattled Jacana sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 414 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

20–30% · Possible
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

20–30% · Possible
Pied Lapwing

Pied Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hoploxypterus cayanus

5–10% · With luck
Large-billed Tern
LC

Large-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaetusa simplex

5–10% · With luck
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

5–10% · With luck
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

5–10% · Rare
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

Insufficient data
Pectoral Sandpiper
LC

Pectoral Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris melanotos

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Tern
LC

Yellow-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula superciliaris

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

<5% · Rare
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wattled Jacana in Yasuní National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Wattled Jacana sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 414 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wattled Jacana in Yasuní National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Wattled Jacana in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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