• Synonyms Middle American Jacana, American Jacana, Mexican Jaçana, Jaçana, Mexican Jacana
  • Old latin name for bird Parra variabilis, Fulica spinosa, Parra gymnostoma, Parra cordifera, Jacana gymnostoma, Parra jacana

Northern Jacanabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, female, male, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Call, © Guillermo Funes
    El Salvador
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 4.
    Call, © Francisco Dubon
    Honduras
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Northern Jacana

  • Breeding region Middle America
  • Breeding subregion inland s Sinaloa and c Tamaulipas (n Mexico; rarely s Texas, where formerly bred) to w Panama and including Cozumel (Mexico); and Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিঈত্তুময চ঩চ঩
Catalanjacana del Carib
Chinese美洲水雉
Chinese (Traditional)距翅水雉
Croatianžutočela jakana
Czechostnák trnitý
DanishNordlig Jacana
DutchJacana, Leljacana
EsperantoNorda jakanao
Estoniankuldlauk-lootoselind (kuldlauk-jassaana)
Finnishamerikanjassana
FrenchJacana roux, Jacana à ailes jaunes, Jacana du Mexique
GermanGelbstirnjassana, Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen, Jassana
Hungarianészaki jasszána
IcelandicÞyrnijóki
IrishSeacana sporeiteach
ItalianJacana spinosa, Jacana del Centroamerica
Japaneseアメリカレンカク
LatvianAmerikas jakāna
Lithuaniangeltonkaktė žakana
Norwegiangulpannebladhøne
Norwegian NynorskGulpannebladhøne
Polishdlugoszpon zóltoczelny, długoszpon żółtoczelny
Portuguesejaçanã-centro-americana, Jaçanã-de-fronte-amarela
RussianЖелтолобая якана
SerbianSeverna jakana
Slovakjakana ostnatá
Spanishjacana frente-amarilla, jacana norteño, Gallito de Agua Mejicano, Jacana Mesoamericana, Jacana Norteña, Jacana centroamericana, Gallito de Dedos Largos, Gallito de agua, Gallito
SwedishCentralamerikansk jacana, gulpannad jaçana, gulpannad jassana, centralamerikansk jaçana
TurkishSarı Alınlı Jakana
Ukrainianякана жовтолоба