Madagascar jacana
| Madagascar jacana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Jacanidae |
| Genus: | Actophilornis |
| Species: | A. albinucha
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| Binomial name | |
| Actophilornis albinucha (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832)
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The Madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Jacanidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
It is not wary of human activity, but it is hypothesized to be avoidant of the common moorhen. It inhabits different sites within Madagascar during wet versus dry season. Female Madagascar jacanas are significantly larger than males.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Actophilornis albinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22693532A173128661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22693532A173128661.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Josephine D’Urban; Zefania, Sama; Moehy, Sebastien; Bamford, Andrew J; Bruford, Michael W; Székely, Tamás (2019-12-09). "Ecology, conservation, and phylogenetic position of the Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha". Ostrich. 90 (4): 315–326. Bibcode:2019Ostri..90..315J. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1662508. ISSN 0030-6525.