Family: Jacanidae (Jacanas)

Authority: (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Endangered because it is estimated to have a small population existing as one genetic subpopulation, and is undergoing a moderately rapid population decline through habitat degradation and hunting pressure.

Population size: 780-1643 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 415,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial