Where to see
Jacana spinosa
Palo Verde National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Jacana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Palo Verde National Park
In Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Jacana sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tortuguero National Park and more
After Palo Verde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Jacana are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 50%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April, August and October–February in Palo Verde National Park (about 70%), June–August and October–January in Tortuguero National Park (about 60%) and March, August–September and November in Lago de Yojoa (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Jacana on a given day. Each park's Northern Jacana page has the full month-by-month chart.
