UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Charadriiformes Jacanidae

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

UCIOC 2079

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Charadriiformes · Jacanidae

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana).

ATK109

DEF68

2024 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 17–23 cm
Body Mass: 106.2 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 109

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 109).

DEF 68

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 68).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: South America: West-central Panama to Northern Argentina Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

6 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Jacana jacana hypomelaena
wc Panama to n Colombia
Jacana jacana melanopygia
w Colombia to w Venezuela
Jacana jacana intermedia
n, c Venezuela
Jacana jacana jacana
Trinidad, s Colombia and s Venezuela through the Guianas s to e Bolivia, n Argentina and Uruguay
Jacana jacana scapularis
w Ecuador and nw Peru
Jacana jacana peruviana
ne Peru and nw Brazil

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗