African Jacana vs Wire With

Actophilornis africanus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Jacanidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Actophilornis	Desmodium
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.