Actophilornis (African and Madagascar Jacanas)

Genus

African and Madagascar Jacanas

Actophilornis

2 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Madagascar Jacana
EN Endemic

Madagascar Jacana

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actophilornis albinucha

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African and Madagascar Jacanas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~70%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~70%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~60%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~60%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~50%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~50%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~50%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~50%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~50%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~40%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~40%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~40%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
15 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
~30%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~30%
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
20 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
22 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
24 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~20%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~20%
26 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
27 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
29 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
30 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
32 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
34 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
35 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
36 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
37 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
38 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
39 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
40 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
41 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
43 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
44 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
45 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
46 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
47 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
48 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
49 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
50 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%