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Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Gallito de Agua
Family: Jacanidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Fulica spinosa.


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Foto
Photography ID: 552775
  Adult
Boca Tapada
Alajuela
Costa Rica
05/07/2018
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 324224
  Adult
Río Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/09/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 153007
  Juvenile
Turrialba
Cartago
Costa Rica
05/21/2016
Luis Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 153006
  Adult
Turrialba
Cartago
Costa Rica
05/21/2016
Luis Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 139902
  Adult
Sarapiqui
Heredia
Costa Rica
01/24/2016
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 139856
  Juvenile
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/30/2016
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
204769503/03/2024Costa RicaHerediaPuerto viejo de sarapiquiMarcelo Gavensky
200515328/01/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaRefugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño NegroCarlos Schmidt
189975507/05/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaBoca TapadaNino A. Grangetto
67939411/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasPlaya Hermosa, Jaco1Luis Cesar Tejo
67689611/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasPlaya Hermosa, Jaco1Daniela Espinosa
58265911/06/2017Costa RicaLimónParque Nacional TortugueroPatricio M. Silfeni
54154113/02/2017Costa RicaGuanacasteParque Nacional Palo VerdeUlises Balza
53606001/02/2017Costa RicaGuanacasteParque Nacional Palo VerdeUlises Balza
54131314/01/2017Costa RicaAlajuelaRefugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño NegroLuis Cesar Tejo
90204209/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasRío TárcolesMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.