Where does the Northern Jacana live?
Jacana spinosa has 219,625 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from Costa Rica.
- 219,625 records
- 25 places
- 148 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesJacanidaeJacana
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 77,495 | |
| Mexico | 58,116 | |
| Belize | 26,232 | |
| Honduras | 15,492 | |
| Guatemala | 12,661 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,341 | |
| Panama | 7,660 | |
| United States | 4,683 | |
| El Salvador | 3,810 | |
| Cuba | 2,593 | |
| Jamaica | 1,875 | |
| Haiti | 319 | |
| Dominican Republic | 257 | |
| Colombia | 25 | |
| Argentina | 24 | |
| Brazil | 17 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 10 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | |
| Ecuador | 4 | |
| Bolivia | 1 | |
| Bonaire | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| Peru | 1 | |
| Uganda | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Jacanidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.