Madagascar Jacana

Actophilornis albinucha

The Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) is a bird found in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Actophilornis albinucha
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Madagascar Jacana lives

Found in Madagascar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🌰 Seeds & nuts40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 239 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by Mike Nelson (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC162171. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Madagascar Jacana

Where does the Madagascar Jacana live?

The Madagascar Jacana lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Madagascar Jacana eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Madagascar Jacana endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.