Archive for the ‘Jacanidae’ Category

• Pheasant-tailed jacana

  Aug 8 | Jacanas, Jacanas+ | Little Stint | 1352 Views | with No Comments

  The Pheasant-tailed jacana – (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is the largest jacana and a Wader of the family Jacanidae. It is native to S and SE Asia but is also partially migratory. In the AWB Region it is a winter visitor to...

• Jacanidae – jacanas+

  Aug 8 | Jacanas+, Jacanidae | Little Stint | 1295 Views | with No Comments

  The Jacanidae- jacanas+ are a family of Waders of the Order Charadriiformes. Their main family characteristic is that they have extremely long toes and claws on their feet, which enables them to spread their weight widely,...