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Actophilornis
''Actophilornis'' is a genus of jacana. It contains two species restricted to Africa and its surrounding islands. Taxonomy The genus ''Actophilornis'' was introduced in 1925 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with the African jacana as the type species. ''Actophilornis'' was a replacement name for ''Actophilus'' which was pre-occupied. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''aktē'' meaning "river bank" or "coastal strand", ''-philos'' meaning "-loving" and ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The genus contains two species: * African jacana, ''Actophilornis africanus'' * Madagascar jacana The Madagascar jacana (''Actophilornis albinucha'') is a species of bird in the family Jacanidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links= ..., ''Actophilornis albinucha'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q482057 Bird genera Taxa named by Harry C. Oberholser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Jacana
The African jacana (''Actophilornis africanus'') is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enables 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. Taxonomy The African jacana was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it in the genus ''Parra'' and coined the binomial nomenclature, binomial name ''Parra africana''. Gmelin based his description on that by the English ornithologist John Latham (ornithologist), John Latham who in 1785 had described and illustrated the species in his ''A General Synopsis of Birds''. Gmelin and Latham gave the type locality (biology), locality as "Africa": this was restricted to Ethiopia in 1915. The African jacana is now placed in the genus ''Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actophilornis
''Actophilornis'' is a genus of jacana. It contains two species restricted to Africa and its surrounding islands. Taxonomy The genus ''Actophilornis'' was introduced in 1925 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser with the African jacana as the type species. ''Actophilornis'' was a replacement name for ''Actophilus'' which was pre-occupied. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''aktē'' meaning "river bank" or "coastal strand", ''-philos'' meaning "-loving" and ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The genus contains two species: * African jacana, ''Actophilornis africanus'' * Madagascar jacana The Madagascar jacana (''Actophilornis albinucha'') is a species of bird in the family Jacanidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links= ..., ''Actophilornis albinucha'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q482057 Bird genera Taxa named by Harry C. Oberholser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacanidae
The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and toenails that allow them to spread out their weight while foraging on floating or semi-emergent aquatic vegetation. They are also among the rare groups of birds in which females are larger, and several species maintain harems of males in the breeding season with males solely responsible for incubating eggs and taking care of the chicks. Etymology and pronunciation The pronunciation of the word jacana is debated. ''Jacana'' is Linnæus' scientific Latin spelling of the Portuguese ''jaçanã'' which in turn is derived from a Tupi name of the bird, ''ñaha'nã''. The Portuguese word is pronounced approximately . As in façade, Provençal, and araçari, the Ç is meant to be pronounced as an S. US dictionaries give various pronunciations: , , as well as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar Jacana
The Madagascar jacana (''Actophilornis albinucha'') is a species of bird in the family Jacanidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References Actophilornis Endemic birds of Madagascar Birds described in 1832 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire {{Charadriiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
