African Jacana vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Actophilornis africanus compared with Dicrurus remifer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Lesser Racket-tailed 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 remifer

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Lesser Racket-tailed 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.

Lesser Racket-tailed 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway