African Jacana vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Actophilornis africanus compared with Euplectes progne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Long-tailed Widowbird
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	Ploceidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Euplectes
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Euplectes progne

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Long-tailed Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Long-tailed Widowbird
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.

Long-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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