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African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Jacana Africana
Family: Jacanidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Parra africana.


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Number of Photography: 21

Foto
Photography ID: 670250
 Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/02/2026
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 625966
 Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 622069
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 619331
  Adult
Parque Nacional Kruger
Mpumalanga
South Africa
10/18/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 346727
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
07/22/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 325287
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 325281
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 274613
  Adult
Kasane
North-East
Botswana
03/01/2018
Glauco Oliveira



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Number of Records: 50



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242319808/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242315607/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242301004/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionRio Nilo Victoria2Hugo Caverzasi
242295802/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee5Hugo Caverzasi
226004428/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River3Silvina Collado
225899228/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River3Julian Uriel Collado
225997526/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls8Silvina Collado
225892826/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls8Julian Uriel Collado
225974821/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Silvina Collado
225870621/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Julian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.