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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a African Jacana sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 649 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Jacana in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for African Jacana in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.