African Jacana
Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_jacana
Scientific name
Actophilornis africanus
Order
Saurischia
Family
Jacanidae
Genus
Actophilornis
Recordings
52
Xeno-canto
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
The African jacana is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enable it to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, its preferred habitat. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. For the origin and pronunciation of the name, see Jacanidae.
Source: wikipedia
Recordings (5)
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| ID↑↓ | Recordist↑↓ | Date▲ | Country↑↓ | Location↑↓ | Type↑↓ | Quality↑↓ | Duration↑↓ | License↑↓ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC646336 | Nature sounds by Simply Birding | 1968-11-15 | Mozambique | Carinde, Zumbo, Tete | call | A | 0:09 | |||
| XC646370 | Nature sounds by Simply Birding | 2014-01-07 | South Africa | Madibeng (near Kgomo-Kgomo), Bojanala, North West | song | A | 0:08 | |||
| XC585201 | Dries Van de Loock | 2020-06-21 | Zambia | Kasanka National Park | uncertain | A | 0:12 | |||
| XC585200 | Dries Van de Loock | 2020-06-21 | Zambia | Kasanka National Park | call | A | 0:10 | |||
| XC651037 | Tony Archer | 2021-05-21 | South Africa | City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West | call | A | 0:22 | |||