African Jacana vs Black Drongo

Actophilornis africanus compared with Dicrurus macrocercus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Black Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Jacanidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Actophilornis	Dicrurus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Dicrurus macrocercus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Black Drongo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Black Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Black Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

Black Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Black Drongo

The Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a species in the genus Dicrurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway