| Northern jacana | |
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| In Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Jacanidae |
| Genus: | Jacana |
| Species: | J. spinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Jacana spinosa | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Fulica spinosa Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The northern jacana or northern jaçana (Jacana spinosa) is a wader which is known as a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It sometimes known to breed in Texas, United States, and has also been recorded on several occasions as a vagrant in Arizona. The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws, which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. In Jamaica, this bird is also known as the 'Jesus bird', as it appears to walk on water.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Jacana spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22693550A168911151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22693550A168911151.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Avibase "Northern Jacana – Synonyms"
- ^ Great Adventures, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica