African Jacana vs mountain melick

Actophilornis africanus compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Jacanidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Actophilornis	Melica
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.