• Synonyms South American Jacana, Central American Jacana
  • Old latin name for bird Parra viridis, Parra brasiliensis, Jacana spinosa, Parra jacana, Parra jassana

Wattled Jacanabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Various calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Agitated calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Alarm calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Alarm calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Wattled Jacana

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion wc Panama to n Argentina

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
Norwegian NynorskRaudflikbladhøne
PolishDługoszpon krasnoczoły, dlugoszpon krasnoczelny, długoszpon krasnoczelny
Portugueseferrão, marrequinha, cafezinho, casaca-de-couro, japiaçoca, enxofre, Jacana, menininho-do-banhado, nhansanã, jaçanã, piasol, jaçanã-preta, Piaçoca, jaçanã-sul-americana, Jaçanã / Jaçanã-de-fronte-vermelha
RussianСережчатая якана, Серёжчатая якана, Якана, желтолобая якана
SerbianResasta jakana, Naborana jakana
Slovakjakana červenočelá
SpanishJacana Carunculada, Gallito-de-ciénaga Suramericano, Gallito de Agua de Frente Roja, Jacana sureña, Jacana suramericana, Jacana, Jacana Negra
SwedishCentralamerikansk jacana, Flikjacana, flikjaçana, flikjassana
TurkishKırmızı Alınlı Jakana
Ukrainianякана червонолоба