African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Donald A. Jenni and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 24, 2016
Text last updated January 24, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootlangtoon |
| Catalan | jacana africana |
| Czech | ostnák africký |
| Dutch | Lelieloper |
| English | African Jacana |
| English (United States) | African Jacana |
| Finnish | afrikanjassana |
| French | Jacana à poitrine dorée |
| French (France) | Jacana à poitrine dorée |
| German | Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Γιακάνα |
| Icelandic | Liljujóki |
| Japanese | アフリカレンカク |
| Norwegian | afrikabladhøne |
| Polish | długoszpon afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Jacana-africana |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Jaçaná |
| Russian | Африканская якана |
| Serbian | Afrička jakana |
| Slovak | jakana modročelá |
| Slovenian | Afriška jakana |
| Spanish | Jacana Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jacana africana |
| Swedish | afrikansk jaçana |
| Turkish | Afrika Jakanası |
| Ukrainian | Якана африканська |
| Zulu | unondwayizomkhulu |
Actophilornis africanus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Parra africana
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.709.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa, restricted to Ethiopia by Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 59.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ACTOPHILORNIS
- africanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Jacana
