African Jacana vs Gray-headed Goshawk

Actophilornis africanus compared with Accipiter poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Gray-headed Goshawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Jacanidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Actophilornis	Accipiter
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Accipiter poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Gray-headed Goshawk share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Gray-headed Goshawk
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.

Gray-headed Goshawk

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway