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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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Records from Parque Nacional Tortuguero

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Fulica spinosa.


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
58265911/06/2017Costa RicaLimónParque Nacional TortugueroPatricio M. Silfeni
34693506/09/2012Costa RicaLimónParque Nacional TortugueroHugo Caverzasi
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.