| Lesser jacana | |
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| Botswana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Jacanidae |
| Genus: | Microparra Cabanis, 1877 |
| Species: | M. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microparra capensis (Smith, 1839)
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The lesser jacana (Microparra capensis) is a wader in the family Jacanidae and can be found in Africa. It can be recognized by its long legs and claws that allow it to walk on aquatic vegetation – although it is not to be confused with the larger African Jacana. The lesser jacana is insectivorous. Its conservation status is of least concern.[2]
The name jacana is derived from a Tupi name of the bird, ñaha'nã.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Microparra capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22693536A111720873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22693536A111720873.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Lesser Jacana". IUCN red list. 2016.
- ^ Ferreira, A. B. H. (1986). Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (Second ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira. p. 978.