Madagascar Jacana

The Madagascar Jacana is a species of bird in the Jacanidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

The Madagascar Jacana is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* Madagascar Jacana - Actophilornis albinucha * Genus: Irediparra * Comb-crested Jacana - Irediparra gallinacea * Genus: Hydrophasianus * Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus * Genus: Metopidius * Bronze-winged Jacana - Metopidius indicus * Genus: Jacana * Northern Jacana - Jacana More

The Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a species of bird in the Jacanidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Actophilornis albinucha. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007. Stub icon This Charadriiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v • d • e Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More

* Madagascar Jacana, Actophilornis albinucha * Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa * Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus * Wattled Jacana, Jacana jacana Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary. More

Madagascar Jacana: The Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a species of bird in the Jacanidae family. Northern Jacana: The Northern Jacana or Northern Jaçana (Jacana spinosa) is a wader which is a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It sometimes breeds in Texas, USA, and has also been recorded on several occasions as a vagrant in Arizona jacana]s are a group of wetland Valid XHTML 1. More

Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) = French: Jacana malgache German: Madagaskarblatthühnchen Spanish: Jacana Malgache Other common names: Malagasy Jacana Taxonomy: Parra albinucha I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832, Madagascar. Genus occasionally lumped with Microparra and Irediparra in Metopidius, or alternatively with Irediparra and Metopidius in Jacana, but neither proposal widely accepted. Forms superspecies with A. africanus. Monotypic. More

Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha = Described by: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. (1832) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Metopidius albinuchus, Jacana albinucha Photographs Ampijoroa, Madagascar - Dec 27, 2007 More

MADAGASCAR JACANA Actophilornis albinucha Several birds seen around Majunga and Ampijoroa. MADAGASCAR PRATINCOLE Glareola ocularis Recorded on two dates 4th and 6th Oct, maximum of 3 birds. MADAGASCAR PLOVER Charadrius thoracicus Maximum count of three birds at Ifate. MADAGASCAR SANDGROUSE Pterocles personatus Superb views of a group at Tulear, individuals at Isalo. More

Madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) only occurs on the island of Madagascar. The lesser jacana (Microparra capensis) is a rarer African species. The bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is widespread from India to Indonesia, as is the pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), with its very long and distinctive tail feathers. The lotus-bird or comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) ranges from Borneo and the Philippines through New Guinea and eastern Australia. More

Madagascar Jacana, whose range is the most restricted of the eight jacana species. Currently considered one of the world’s rarest birds of prey, the Madagascar Fish Eagle (here a young bird) breeds annually on Lake Ravelobe in winter. Of the four currently recognized species of hoopoe, the Madagascar Hoopoe is by far the largest and has a loud, rolling, dove-like call totally unlike the other three. More

Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) photo Mahajanga Province, Madagascar August, 2003 More

This page contains links to photos of Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) More

Madagascar Jacana - Actophilornis albinucha 239 51 37 x 25 Yes Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa 145 33 30 x 23 No Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus 231 56 35 x 28 No Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana 143 More

Cool Facts: The Madagascar jacana has the same colors as the African jacana, but with the neck and head colors exactly reversed. Found in Songbird ReMix Jacanas Retrieved from "http://www.empken.com/wiki/index. More

Identification The Madagascar jacana Actophilornis albinucha has the same colors as the African jacana, but with the neck and head colors exactly reversed. - More

Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha = Ampijoroa, Madagascar - Dec 27, 2007 More

Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) Range: Madagascar Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) Range: N. More

The Madagascar jacana Actophilornis albinucha has the same colors as the African jacana, but with the neck and head colors exactly reversed. There is even a pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus with (what else!) a long tail like a pheasant. Most jacana species also have what is called a frontal shield, which is a bare, fleshy area that extends from the bill to as far as the top of the head. More

Cuckoo-Hawk, Madagascar Jacana, and a large colony of fruit bats that will keep us entertained for most of the morning. After lunch at a local fishing village where the villagers are now custodians of the rail, we will explore the reed beds in search of our main quarry. Day 3: Lac Kinkony. A wildcard morning, we will either devote it to geting better views of the rail, exploring the myriad of waterways that criss-cross the lake, or heading back early towards Mitsinjo. More