Wattled Jacana bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouth American Jacana, Central American Jacana
Old latin name for birdParra jassana, Parra jacana, Parra viridis, Parra brasiliensis, Jacana spinosa
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyJacanas / Jacanidae
GenusJacana
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionwc Panama to n Argentina

Wattled Jacana bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, song, © Henry Miller Carneiro Alexandre
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Various calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    Peru
  • 5.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Alarm calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Agitated calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Alarm calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Calls (2 types), © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Wattled Jacana

Wattled Jacana subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Jacana jacana hypomelaenawc Panama to n Colombia-No
Jacana jacana intermedian, c Venezuela-No
Jacana jacana jacanaTrinidad, s Colombia and s Venezuela through the Guianas s to e Bolivia, n Argentina and Uruguay-No
Jacana jacana melanopygiaw Colombia to w Venezuela-No
Jacana jacana peruvianane Peru and nw Brazil-No
Jacana jacana scapularisw Ecuador and nw Peru-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanjacana sud-americà
Chinese肉垂水雉
Chinese (Traditional)肉垂水雉
Croatianjužnoamerička jakana
Czechostnák jihoamerický
DanishJacana
DutchJacana, Leljacana
EsperantoNigra jakanao
Estonianlokut-lootoselind (lokutjassaana)
Finnishhelttajassana
FrenchJacana noir
GermanRotstirn-Blatthühnchen, Rotstirnjassana
GuaraniAguapeaso
Hungarianjasszána
IcelandicFlipajóki
ItalianJacana dai barbigli, Jacana caruncolata
Japaneseナンベイレンカク
Lithuanianjuodoji žakana
Norwegianrødflikbladhøne, Rødflikbladhøne
Norwegian NynorskRaudflikbladhøne
Polishdługoszpon krasnoczelny, Długoszpon krasnoczoły, dlugoszpon krasnoczelny
Portuguesejapiaçoca, marrequinha, cafezinho, casaca-de-couro, enxofre, Jacana, menininho-do-banhado, nhansanã, jaçanã, piasol, ferrão, jaçanã-preta, Piaçoca, jaçanã / jaçanã-de-fronte-vermelha, jaçanã-de-fronte-vermelha, jaçanã-sul-americana
RussianЯкана, Серёжчатая якана, желтолобая якана, Сережчатая якана
SerbianNaborana jakana, Resasta jakana
Slovakjakana červenočelá
SpanishGallito-de-ciénaga Suramericano, Gallito de Agua de Frente Roja, Jacana Carunculada, Jacana suramericana, Jacana Negra, Jacana sureña, Jacana
SwedishCentralamerikansk jacana, Flikjacana, flikjaçana
TurkishKırmızı Alınlı Jakana
Ukrainianякана червонолоба