Biology:Madagascar jacana

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Short description: Species of bird

Madagascar jacana
Madagascar Jaçana.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Jacanidae
Genus: Actophilornis
Species:
A. albinucha
Binomial name
Actophilornis albinucha
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832)

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,[2] but it is hypothesized to be avoidant of the common moorhen.[2] It inhabits different sites within Madagascar during wet versus dry season.[2] Female Madagascar jacanas are significantly larger than males.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Actophilornis albinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22693532A173128661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22693532A173128661.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693532/173128661. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1662508. ISSN 0030-6525. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2019.1662508. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1069981 entry