African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - Juvenile

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - Male

About African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Pelicans
Family: Jacanas

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2012

Assessor/s

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s

Butchart, S. & Symes, A.

Contributor/s

Justification

This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2001-06-21

Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
2002-12-02

Chobe National Park - Kasane, Botswana
2011-01-04

Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
2011-01-06

Lake Awasa, Ethiopia
2011-01-23

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
2017-01-01

Road to Mburo, Uganda
2017-01-01

Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
2017-01-08

Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda
2017-01-13

Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
2025-01-27

Arusha National Park, Tanzania
2025-01-29

Arusha National Park, Tanzania
2025-01-30

Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
2025-02-10

Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania