Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (6)
Donald A. Jenni and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 15, 2016
Text last updated May 15, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | jacana sud-americana |
| Czech | ostnák jihoamerický |
| Dutch | Leljaçana |
| English | Wattled Jacana |
| English (United States) | Wattled Jacana |
| French | Jacana noir |
| French (France) | Jacana noir |
| German | Rotstirn-Blatthühnchen |
| Icelandic | Flipajóki |
| Japanese | ナンベイレンカク |
| Norwegian | rødflikbladhøne |
| Polish | długoszpon krasnoczelny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | jaçanã |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Jaçanã |
| Russian | Серёжчатая якана |
| Serbian | Resasta jakana |
| Slovak | jakana červenočelá |
| Spanish | Jacana Suramericana |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Jacana |
| Spanish (Chile) | Jacana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Jacana Sureña |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Jacana Carunculada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Jacana Carunculada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Jacana |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallito de Agua de Frente Roja |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jacana suramericana |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Jacana |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallito de Laguna |
| Swedish | flikjaçana |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Alınlı Jakana |
| Ukrainian | Якана червонолоба |
Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Parra Jacana
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.259.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America, Surinam accepted as type locaUty by Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 304.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- JACANA
- jacana
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Wattled Jacana
