African Jacana vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Actophilornis africanus compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Southern Variable Pitohui
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	Oriolidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Pitohui
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Southern Variable Pitohui
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.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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

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.