African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The African jacana is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enable it to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, its preferred habitat. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. For the origin and pronunciation of the name, see Jacanidae.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Genus
- Actophilornis