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Revision as of 16:28, 4 September 2015
- Metopidius indicus
Identification
29cm (11½ in)
- Black
- Dark brown inner wings
- Red tail
- White eyestripe
- Yellow bill extending into a shield
- Long grey legs and toes
Juvenile
- Brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Buff foreneck
Distribution
India to southwestern China, Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Java (Indonesia).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland marshes and ponds with plenty of floating vegetation.
Behaviour
Breeding
A floating nest is built. The 4 black-marked brown eggs are incubated by the male.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, insects, roots and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bronze-winged Jacana. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bronze-winged_Jacana
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