Bird Families of the World

African Jacana

Jacanas are the water-striders of the bird world. Though they cannot walk on water, their exceedingly long slender toes, extended by long splint-like nails, allow them to walk on very flimsy floating vegetation


The family is Jacanidae

There are 8 species placed in 6 genera

So far I have photographed 6 different species.

To make it easier you can find the genus name combined with the species name (visible when displaying the photograph)

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Updated 03/06/2020

 

Actophilornis Photographed 2 species of 2
Hydrophasianus Photographed 1 specie of 1
Metopidius Photographed 1 specie of 1
Jacana Photographed 2 species of 2

 

 

Jacanas