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Charadriiformesshorebirds and relatives
Identification
Jacana spinosa (northern jacana)
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Here's a sample of the Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) Breeding Display (Costa Rica). These recordings were made in the marsh 10 miles north of Quepos (Costa Rica), where the Jacana breeding season was in full swing. These guys are very interesting birds, lots of ritual behavior, and lots of vocalization. For a good primer on these fascinating and beautiful birds, take a look at Godfrey Jackson's Jacana pages.
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Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Aves birds
- Order Charadriiformes shorebirds and relatives
Related Taxa
- Species Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper
- Species Actitis macularius spotted sandpiper
- Species Aethia cristatella crested auklet
- Species Aethia pusilla least auklet
- Species Alca torda razorbill
- Species Alle alle dovekie
- Species Anous minutus black noddy
- Species Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone
- Species Brachyramphus marmoratus marbled murrelet
- Species Calidris alba sanderling
- Subspecies Calidris canutus rufa
- Species Calidris maritima purple sandpiper
- Species Calidris pusilla semipalmated sandpiper
- Species Catoptrophorus semipalmatus willet
- Species Cepphus grylle black guillemot
- Species Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish plover
- Species Charadrius melodus piping plover
- Species Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's plover
- Species Charadrius semipalmatus semipalmated plover
- Species Charadrius vociferus killdeer
- Species Chlidonias niger black tern
- Species Fratercula arctica Atlantic puffin
- Species Fratercula cirrhata tufted puffin
- Species Fratercula corniculata horned puffin
- Species Gallinago gallinago common snipe
- Species Jacana spinosa northern jacana
- Species Larus argentatus herring gull
- Species Larus atricilla laughing gull
- Species Larus californicus California gull
- Species Larus canus mew gull
- Species Larus delawarensis ring-billed gull
- Species Larus glaucescens glaucous-winged gull
- Species Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull
- Species Larus pipixcan Franklin's gull
- Species Larus ridibundus black-headed gull
- Species Limosa fedoa marbled godwit
- Species Phalaropus lobatus northern phalarope
- Species Pinguinus impennis great auk
- Species Pluvialis dominica American golden plover
- Species Recurvirostra americana American avocet
- Species Rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake
- Species Rynchops niger black skimmer
- Species Scolopax minor American woodcock
- Species Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger
- Species Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger
- Species Sterna caspia Caspian tern
- Species Sterna forsteri Forster's tern
- Species Sterna hirundo common tern
- Species Sterna paradisaea Arctic tern
- Species Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich tern
- Species Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs
- Species Tringa melanoleuca greater yellowlegs
- Species Uria aalge common murre
- Species Uria lomvia thick-billed murre
- Species Vanellus coronatus crowned lapwing
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