Madagascar jacana
Actophilornis albinucha (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832)
The madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a species in the family Jacanidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 239 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the madagascar jacana
- Weight
- 239 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the madagascar jacana live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar jacana?
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.
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Is the madagascar jacana endangered?
The madagascar jacana is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the madagascar jacana classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyJacanidae
- genusActophilornis
- SpeciesActophilornis albinucha (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832)
Synonyms Actophilomis albinucha, Atophilornis albinucha, Metopidius albinucha, Parra albinucha, Parra atricollis
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Madagascan jacanaEnglish
- Madagascan jacanaEnglish
- White-necked jacanaEnglish
- يقنة مدغشقرArabic
- jacana de MadagascarCatalan
- ostnák madagaskarskýCzech
- jasana MadagasgarWelsh
- Madagascar BladhøneDanish
- MadagaskarblatthühnchenGerman
- Madagaskar-BlatthühnchenGerman
- madagaskara jakanoEsperanto
- Jacana malgacheSpanish
- madagaskari lootoselindEstonian
- madagaskarinjassanaFinnish
- Jacana malgacheFrench
- Jacana à nuque blancheFrench
- madagaszkári levéljáróHungarian
- Jacana del MadagascarItalian
- マダガスカルレンカクJapanese
- madagaskarinė žakanaLithuanian
- PiritryMalagasy
- MadagaskarjacanaDutch
- madagaskarbladhøneNorwegian
- długoszpon madagaskarskiPolish
- jaçanã-malgaxePortuguese
- Jaçanã-de-MadagascarPortuguese
- jaçanã-de-madagáscarPortuguese
- Мадагаскарская яканаRussian
- jakana čiernohrdláSlovak
- Madagaskarska jakanaSerbian
- MadagaskarjaçanaSwedish
- madagaskarjassanaSwedish
- Madagaskar JakanasıTurkish
- якана мадагаскарськаUkrainian
- 马岛雉鸻Chinese
- 馬達加斯加雉鴴Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar jacana
Other species in the same genus Actophilornis.
African jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar jacana?
An adult madagascar jacana weighs 239 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar jacana endangered?
The madagascar jacana is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the madagascar jacana?
The madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) belongs to the family Jacanidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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