Where to see
Jacana jacana
Iberá National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Wattled Jacana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Iberá National Park
In Iberá National Park, Argentina, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Wattled Jacana sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas and more
After Iberá National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wattled Jacana are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 60%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 50%) and Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 40%). Outside South America, the best option is Soberanía National Park in Central America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, March and September–October in Iberá National Park (about 80%), May and July–August in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (about 70%) and December and January in Soberanía National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wattled Jacana on a given day. Each park's Wattled Jacana page has the full month-by-month chart.
