African Jacana

Where to see

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Liwonde National Park leads · 25 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Jacana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~70%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~70%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
14 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~20%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
24 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Jacana?

Liwonde National Park

In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Jacana sighting on a given day, the highest of the 25 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Jacana?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June–July and November in Liwonde National Park (about 80%), December in Moremi Game Reserve (about 90%) and January, March–April, June and October–November in Amboseli National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Jacana on a given day. Each park's African Jacana page has the full month-by-month chart.