African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus LC
- Synonyms Lesser Lily-trotter, Smaller Jacana, Jacana, African Lily-trotter, Greater African Jacana, Lilly-trotter, Lily-trotter
- Old latin name for bird Metopidius africanus, Atophilornis africana, Parra africana, Actophilornis africana
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Where to see African Jacana
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread inland Sub-Saharan Africa
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootlangtoon |
| Belarusian | Афрыканская якана |
| Bengali | িঅচিকান চচ |
| Breton | Jakana Afrika |
| Bulgarian | Африканска якана |
| Catalan | Gallet africà, jacana africà |
| Chinese | 非洲雉鸻 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 長腳雉鴴 |
| Croatian | afrička jakana |
| Czech | ostnák africký |
| Danish | Afrikansk Bladhøne |
| Dutch | Lelie-loper, Lelieloper, Afrikaanse jaçana, Afrikaanse Jacana |
| Esperanto | Afrika jakanao |
| Estonian | suur-lootoselind |
| Finnish | afrikanjassana |
| French | Jacana à poitrine dorée, Jacana africain |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske jasana |
| Galician | Xacana africana |
| German | Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen, Zwergblatthühnchen |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Γιακάνα |
| Hungarian | afrikai levéljáró |
| Icelandic | Liljujóki |
| Irish | Seacána Afracach |
| Italian | Jacana africana |
| Japanese | アフリカレンカク |
| Latvian | Āfrikas jakāna |
| Lithuanian | afrikinė žakana |
| Northern Sami | Vithalsad jakana |
| Norwegian | afrikabladhøne, Blåpannebladhøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Afrikabladhøne |
| Polish | dlugoszpon afrykanski, długoszpon afrykański |
| Portuguese | Jacana-africana, jaçanã-africana |
| Romanian | Jacana africană |
| Russian | Африканская якана |
| Serbian | Afrička jakana |
| Slovak | jakana modročelá |
| Slovenian | Afriška listna putka |
| Spanish | Gallito de Agua Africano, Jacana africana |
| Swahili | Sile-maua |
| Swedish | afrikansk jassana, Afrikansk jacana, afrikansk jaçana |
| Turkish | Afrika jasanası, Afrika Jakanası |
| Ukrainian | якана африканська |
| Welsh | Jasana Affrica |
| Zulu | iThandaluzibo |