Archive for the ‘Jacanidae’ Category

• Pheasant-tailed jacana

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  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

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  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,...