Jacanidae
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wetland bird from South and Southeast Asia with distinct plumage and male-only parental care.
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Jacana spinosa, the northern jacana, is a distinctive medium-sized wader found from Mexico to Panama, occasionally reaching the southern US.
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Jacana jacana is a conspicuous bird with distinct plumage, varying by age, and yellow wing spurs for defense.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
Irediparra gallinacea is a distinct wetland bird with a black crown, red wattle, found across parts of Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia, not globally threatened.
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Actophilornis africanus, the African jacana, is a large distinctive jacana with specific physical traits and feeding habits.
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis (A.Smith, 1839)
Microparra capensis, the lesser jacana, is the smallest jacana with a unique monogamous, biparental mating system native to African wetlands.
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
This is a detailed description of the pheasant-tailed jacana, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat and behaviour.
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