- 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.
Vocalisation
A bird difficult to record in vast open wetlands covered with grass.
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2015.
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2015.
Two individuals calling in succession. Recorded during breeding season.
Gallery
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Juvenile
Photo © by Peter Ericsson
Bangkok, Thailand, July 2006
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Bronze-winged Jacana. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 January 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Bronze-winged_Jacana
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