Species profile
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Quick answer
MUSEUM MATERIAL. — MCCI 3352, 3368, 3466, 3531, 3854, 3855; MCSI SF 075; MGPT-MPOC 323, 404, 616, 617; SMF 16890.
- Scientific name
- Microparra capensis
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Microparra
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Lesser Jacana in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Jacanidae
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
- Jacana farrandi (Jacana farrandi)
- Janipes nymphaeobates (Janipes nymphaeobates)
- Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
- Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
- Northern x Wattled Jacana (hybrid) (Jacana spinosa x jacana)