Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Donald A. Jenni and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 25, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 25, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dwerglangtoon |
| Czech | ostnák malý |
| Dutch | Dwergjacana |
| English | Lesser Jacana |
| English (United States) | Lesser Jacana |
| Finnish | pikkujassana |
| French | Jacana nain |
| French (French Guiana) | Jacana nain |
| German | Zwergblatthühnchen |
| Icelandic | Trítiljóki |
| Japanese | ヒメレンカク |
| Norwegian | dvergbladhøne |
| Polish | długoszpon mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Jacana-pequena |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Jaçaná-pequeno |
| Russian | Малая якана |
| Serbian | Mala jakana |
| Slovak | jakana vrabčia |
| Spanish | Jacana Chica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jacana chica |
| Swedish | dvärgjaçana |
| Turkish | Küçük Jakana |
| Ukrainian | Якана мала |
Microparra capensis ("Smith, A", 1839)
PROTONYM:
Parra capensis
"Smith, A", 1839. Ill.Zool.S.Afr. pt. 7, pl.A32.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Algoa Bay.
Definitions
- MICROPARRA
- capense / capensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Lesser Jacana