---
title: "Jaçanã-de-fronte-amarela"
description: "Jacana spinosa — Aves. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-jacana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jaçanã-de-fronte-amarela

> Jacana spinosa — Aves. 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.

- Scientific name: *Jacana spinosa*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 12280
- Wikidata: [Q579621](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579621)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4578](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4578)

## Names

- en: Northern Jacana
- de: Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen
- es: Jacana norteña
- fr: Jacana du Mexique
- pt: Jaçanã-de-fronte-amarela
- pl: Długoszpon żółtoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

MX (6524), CR (2992), HN (554), BZ (422), NI (377), GT (332), PA (243), US (220), SV (193), CU (40), JM (26), DO (24)

## Summary

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 is 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_jacana

## Photo

![Jaçanã-de-fronte-amarela](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-jacana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193206606

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-jacana?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).