African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyJacanidae (Jacanas)
- GenusActophilornis (African and Madagascar Jacanas)
- SpeciesActophilornis africanus (African Jacana)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Jacana in Gorongosa National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a African Jacana sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Jacana in Gorongosa National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for African Jacana in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.