Home › Species › Jacanas › Madagascar Jacana

Madagascar Jacana

Actophilornis albinucha
Family
Jacanas
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
madjac1, MAJA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyJacanas (Jacanidae)
SpeciesActophilornis albinucha
Codesmadjac1, MAJA
Identification

The Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a member of the Jacanas family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code madjac1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Jacanas
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Madagascar Jacana photo
(c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje

Spotted this bird?

Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!

Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Actophilornis albinucha

Family: Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: madjac1