Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa

Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa, Juvenile. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, taken in the coastal region of Costa Rica, February 2016.

Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa, Juvenile. Photograph taken in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, April 2024. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California. Identification courtesy of Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah.

Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, taken in the coastal region of Costa Rica, February 2016.

Family:  The Northern Jacana is a member of the Jacanidae Family of Jacanas.

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