Jacana may refer to:

Life forms

Jacanidae The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family (biology), family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and to ...

(or jacanas), a tropical bird family ** ''Jacana'' (genus), endemic to the Americas *

Jácana ''Lucuma multiflora'' is a plant in the family Sapotaceae of the order Ericales. Its English common name is bullytree. Its Spanish common names include jácana, ácana, acana, hacana, or jacana. It is native to North and South America.

tree (''Pouteria multiflora''), endemic to the Americas

Places

Australia

Jacana, Victoria Jacana () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Jacana recorded a population of 2,187 at the 2021 census. Jacana is located north ...

, a suburb of Melbourne **

Jacana railway station Jacana railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jacana station is a ground-level unstaffed statio ...

Brazil

Jaçanã (district of São Paulo) Jaçanã () is a district of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It constitutes with Tremembé the subprefecture Jaçanã-Tremembé, marking the northern boundaries of the city. Like Parelheiros, most of the area of this borough is rural, although ...

, a suburb *

Jaçanã, Rio Grande do Norte Jaçanã is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte () is a States of Brazil, state located in the Northeast Region, Br ...

, a municipality

Puerto Rico

Jácana, Yauco, Puerto Rico Jácana is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,690. Demographics Jácana was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms ...

, a ''barrio'' in Yauco, a western municipality *

Jácanas Jácanas is a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,246. History Jácanas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of ...

, a ''barrio'' in Yabucoa, an eastern municipality

Ships

* USS ''Jacana'' (AMS-193), an American minesweeper, 1954–1976 {{disambiguation, geo, plant