African Jacana vs Scaled Piculet

Actophilornis africanus compared with Picumnus squamulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Scaled Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Jacanidae	Picidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Picumnus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Picumnus squamulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Scaled Piculet
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.

Scaled Piculet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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