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African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The African jacana is a wader in the family Jacanidae, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, their preferred habitat. Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical zone, and this species is found in sub-Saharan Africa. For the origin and pronunciation of the name, see Jacanidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Jacanidae
Genus:
   Actophilornis
Scientific:
  Actophilornis africanus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.709

Protonym:
  Parra africana

Type locality:
  Africa, restricted to Ethiopia by Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 59.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656202

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D16D486D33F5C4C3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D16D486D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D16D486D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176454

Geographic range:

  • Actophilornis africanus: Lakes, ponds and marshes of Africa south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Jacana
Catalan:
Jacana africà
Czech:
ostnák africký
Danish:
Afrikansk Bladhøne
German:
Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen
Spanish:
Jacana Africana
Spanish (Spain):
Jacana Africana
Finnish:
afrikanjassana
French:
Jacana à poitrine dorée
Croatian:
afrička jakana
Hungarian:
afrikai levéljáró
Icelandic:
Liljujóki
Italian:
Jacana africana
Japanese (romaji):
afurikarenkaku
Japanese:
アフリカレンカク
Lithuanian:
Afrikinė žakana
Dutch:
Lelieloper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikabladhøne
Norwegian:
Afrikabladhøne
Polish:
długoszpon afrykański
Portuguese:
jaçanã-africana
Portuguese (Portugal):
jaçanã-africana
Russian:
Африканская якана
Slovak:
jakana modročelá
Serbian:
Afrička jakana
Swedish:
afrikansk jaçana
Ukrainian:
Якана африканська
Chinese:
非洲雉鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
長腳雉鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Jacana à poitrine dorée ( Actophilornis africanus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Jacana à poitrine dorée ( Actophilornis africana)
Clements 1st edition:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africana)
Clements, version 2021:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Clements, version 2022:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africana)
Clements 4th edition:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africana)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africana)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Actophilornis africana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Actophilornis africana
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Actophilornis africana
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Actophilornis africanus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Actophilornis africanus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Grootlangtoon
Belarusian: Афрыканская якана
Bulgarian: Африканска якана
Bengali: িঅচিকান চ঩চ঩
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna pipi*
Breton: Jakana Afrika
Catalan: Gallet africà, Jacana africà
Czech: Ostnák africký
Welsh: Jasana Affrica
Danish: Afrikansk Bladhøne
German: Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen, Zwergblatthühnchen
Greek: Αφρικανική Γιακάνα
English: African Jacana, African Lily-trotter, Greater African Jacana, Jacana, Lesser Lily-trotter, Lilly-trotter, Lily-trotter, Smaller Jacana
English, HBW: African Jacana
English (IOC): African Jacana
English (Kenya): African Jacana
English (United States): African Jacana
Esperanto: Afrika jakanao
Spanish: Gallito de Agua Africano, Jacana Africana
Spanish (Spain): Jacana Africana
Spanish (HBW): African Jacana
Estonian: suur-lootoselind
Finnish: Afrikanjassana
French: Jacana à poitrine dorée, Jacana africain
Frisian: Afrikaanske jasana
Irish: Seacána Afracach
Galician: Xacana africana
Croatian: afrička jakana
Hungarian: afrikai levéljáró
Icelandic: Liljujóki
Italian: Jacana africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikarenkaku
Japanese: アフリカレンカク
Kwangali: Nkongoro
Kirghiz: Африка тартак тартары
Scientific: Actophilornis africana, Actophilornis africanus, Atophilornis africana, Metopidius africanus, Parra africana
Lithuanian: Afrikinė žakana
Latvian: Āfrikas jakāna
Dutch: Afrikaanse Jacana, Afrikaanse jaçana, Lelieloper, Lelie-loper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikabladhøne
Norwegian: Afrikabladhøne, Blåpannebladhøne
Polish: dlugoszpon afrykanski, długoszpon afrykański
Portuguese: Jacana-africana, Jaçanã-africana
Portuguese (Portugal): Jaçaná, jaçanã-africana
Rhaeto-Romance: Giacàn african
Romanian: Jacana africană
Russian: африканская якана
Northern Sami: Vithalsad jakana
Slovak: Jakana modročelá
Slovenian: Afriška listna putka
Serbian: Afrička jakana
Swedish: Afrikansk jacana, afrikansk jaçana
Swahili: Sile-maua
Turkish: Afrika jakanası, Afrika jasanası
Ukrainian: Якана африканська
Chinese: 非洲雉鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 長腳雉鴴
Zulu: iThandaluzibo

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