Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha), recorded as Endangered
Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Madagascar Jacana

Actophilornis albinucha

Madagascar Jacana is a shorebird in the family Jacanidae (order Charadriiformes) — Actophilornis albinucha, recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Actophilornis albinucha
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Aves · Charadriiformes · Jacanidae · Actophilornis

The shorebird

This is a named wild bird with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar. It inhabits different sites within Madagascar during wet versus dry season.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Madagascar Jacana is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Madagascar Jacana — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1069981. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Madagascar Jacana?
Madagascar Jacana is a shorebird in the family Jacanidae (order Charadriiformes) — Actophilornis albinucha.
What is the conservation status of Madagascar Jacana?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Actophilornis albinucha. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Madagascar Jacana live?
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Why is Madagascar Jacana in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Actophilornis albinucha?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Madagascar Jacana a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.