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 Kidepo Valley National Park
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 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 Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a African Jacana sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Jacana in Kidepo Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Jacana in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.