Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | jacana del Carib |
| Czech | ostnák trnitý |
| Dutch | Jacana |
| English | Northern Jacana |
| English (United States) | Northern Jacana |
| French | Jacana du Mexique |
| French (France) | Jacana du Mexique |
| German | Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Doktè |
| Icelandic | Þyrnijóki |
| Japanese | アメリカレンカク |
| Norwegian | gulpannebladhøne |
| Polish | długoszpon żółtoczelny |
| Russian | Желтолобая якана |
| Serbian | Severna jakana |
| Slovak | jakana ostnatá |
| Spanish | Jacana Centroamericana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Jacana Centroamericana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallito de río |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallito de Agua |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Jacana Espinosa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jacana Norteña |
| Spanish (Panama) | Jacana Norteña |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Jacana Centroamericana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jacana centroamericana |
| Swedish | centralamerikansk jaçana |
| Turkish | Sarı Alınlı Jakana |
| Ukrainian | Якана жовтолоба |
Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Definitions
- JACANA
- jacana
- spinosa / spinosus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Authors
Donald A. Jenni and Terrence R. Mace
Recommended Citation
Jenni, D. A. and T. R. Mace (2020). Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.norjac.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1999
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Authors
Donald A. Jenni and Terrence R. Mace
Revisors
Donald A. Jenni and Terrence R. Mace
Recommended Citation
Jenni, D. A. and T. R. Mace (1999). Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.467
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1999
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Recommended Citation
Jenni, D. A., and T. R. Mace. 1999. Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa). In The Birds of North America, No. 467 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.467.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 19, 2016
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
Authors
Donald A. Jenni and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Jenni, D. A. and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
