African jacana nests on floating mats to deter terrestrial predators.
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African jacana nests on floating mats to deter terrestrial predators.
Lamin rice fields, Gambia
Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen (Actophilornis africanus)
(c) Frank Hartmann
Location: Liwonde National Park, Machinga District, Malawi
Date: 12th May 2025
Location: Liwonde National Park, Machinga District, Malawi
Date: 12th May 2025
Location: Liwonde National Park, Machinga District, Malawi
Date: 12th May 2025
Actophilornis africanus
African Jacana
Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen
Jacana Africana
Африканская якана
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African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus
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African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus
A big thank you to everyone that takes the time to look at my photographs and comments or likes them. It really is appreciated. To see more please visit www.kevinagar.uk
African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus
A big thank you to everyone that takes the time to look at my photographs and comments or likes them. It really is appreciated. To see more please visit www.kevinagar.uk
Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen (Actophilornis africanus)
(c) Karl Heßler
The African jacana (actophilornis africanus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enables it to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, its preferred habitat. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. African jacanas feed on insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the surface of the water.
Gambia, Kotu
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African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S58698265
A distinctive chestnut, white, and black waterbird with a sky-blue bill and enormous feet. The immature lacks the blue bill and shield and is brown-headed. Resident and nomadic, this species trots on the surface of water lilies and other aquatic vegetation, using its long legs and ludicrously elongated toes to prevent it from sinking. It flies weakly, low over the water, with legs and toes dangling behind awkwardly, and calls with a honking repeated “kyaaan” and wheezy hurried “skreeeeeet’--most often in flight. Highly unusual mating system in which one dominant female maintains a harem of multiple males. After egg-laying, each male will raise a brood alone.
Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/afrjac1
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S58698265
A distinctive chestnut, white, and black waterbird with a sky-blue bill and enormous feet. The immature lacks the blue bill and shield and is brown-headed. Resident and nomadic, this species trots on the surface of water lilies and other aquatic vegetation, using its long legs and ludicrously elongated toes to prevent it from sinking. It flies weakly, low over the water, with legs and toes dangling behind awkwardly, and calls with a honking repeated “kyaaan” and wheezy hurried “skreeeeeet’--most often in flight. Highly unusual mating system in which one dominant female maintains a harem of multiple males. After egg-laying, each male will raise a brood alone.
Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/afrjac1
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S58698265
A distinctive chestnut, white, and black waterbird with a sky-blue bill and enormous feet. The immature lacks the blue bill and shield and is brown-headed. Resident and nomadic, this species trots on the surface of water lilies and other aquatic vegetation, using its long legs and ludicrously elongated toes to prevent it from sinking. It flies weakly, low over the water, with legs and toes dangling behind awkwardly, and calls with a honking repeated “kyaaan” and wheezy hurried “skreeeeeet’--most often in flight. Highly unusual mating system in which one dominant female maintains a harem of multiple males. After egg-laying, each male will raise a brood alone.
Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/afrjac1
Jacana à poitrine dorée en zone humide
Afrikan Jassana, African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus
African Jacana / Jacana africana
