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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Charadrii
Familia: Jacanidae
Genus: Actophilornis
Species: A. africana - A. albinucha

Name

Actophilornis Oberholser, 1925

Reference

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 38 p.90 Citation

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Actophilornis is a genus of jacana. It contains two species restricted to Africa and its surrounding islands.[1]

African jacana, Actophilornis africanus
Madagascar jacana, Actophilornis albinucha

References

"ITIS report: Actophilornis Oberholser, 1925". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

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