African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
African Jacana, Mole, Ghana, June 2011 - click for larger image

Ghana
May 2011

The African Jacana is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in freshwater wetlands where the water is shallow and the vegetation is floating or emergent.

African Jacana, Mole, Ghana, June 2011 - click for larger image It feeds mainly on insects and worms as well as other arthropods and seeds.

African Jacana, Auntutu Forest, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

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