African Jacana vs Species code: Hs

Actophilornis africanus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Jacanidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Actophilornis	Halophila
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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