Jacana (genus)
| Jacana | |
|---|---|
| Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Jacanidae |
| Genus: | Jacana Brisson, 1760 |
| Type species | |
| Parra jacana Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parra Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Jacana is the genus comprising the two jacanas of the Americas: the northern jacana (Jacana spinosa), and the wattled jacana (Jacana jacana).