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  1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    An adult in full breeding plumage blending with the water lilies. Note long tail, white wing patches, and golden nape. They are the only Jacana with different breeding and non-breeding plumages, and the only bird in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus which means "water pheasant." They have...
    • jmorlan
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    • colombo hydrophasianus chirurgus pheasant-tailed jacana sri lanka
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    It came closer and closer until some smartphone bird photographers showed up. Nevertheless, I was pretty lucky because the wetland was open. Good planning is so important.
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus kaohsiung--zhouzi wetlands park pheasant-tailed jacana taiwan
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Grey-headed Swamphen/Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Grey-headed Swamphen/Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    • Shantilal Varu
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus porphyrio poliocephalus
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana

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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Lakescape-1K94

    Lakescape-1K94

    A superzoom 928 mm ... ... 25 pc cropped shot ... ... reveals the lovely breeding plumage of this distinctive species of Jacana ... ____________________ Pheasant-tailed Jacana Nazafgarh Wetland and Marshes Gurugram India 25 July 2024
    • aloktewari
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    • gurugram hydrophasianus chirurgus india nazafgarh wetland and marshes pheasant-tailed jacana
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Lakescape-1K69 : Lost Wetland : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-1K69 : Lost Wetland : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Death and destruction of an extremely bio-diversity rich wetland Basai Wetland ... a magnificent low lying area ... that held water perennially ... ... spread over a few square kilometer ... and 250 plus species of birds could be seen here going through various seasons of an year ... ( for...
    • aloktewari
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    • basai gurugram haryana hydrophasianus chirurgus india lakescape pheasant-tailed jacana video
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Lakescape-1K65

    Lakescape-1K65

    Molting into ... ... summer finery slowly ... and methodically ... _____________________ Pheasant-tailed Jacana Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur : Rajasthan India 11 March 2024
    • aloktewari
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    • bharatpur hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana keoladeo national park pheasant-tailed jacana rajasthan
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Lakescape-990 : Pheasant-tailed Jacana : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-990 : Pheasant-tailed Jacana : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Video done in the Wetland ... that lost out to development ... _____ Pheasant-tailed Jacana ( Hydrophasianus chirurgus ) Basai wetlands District Gurgaon Haryana India 18 June 2015
    • aloktewari
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    • basai wetlands district gurgaon haryana hydrophasianus chirurgus india lost and degraded wetlands pheasant-tailed jacana video
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Lakescape-915 : Pheasant-tailed Jacana : action and call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-915 : Pheasant-tailed Jacana : action and call : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Captured in a rural-belt close to Gurgaon City ... One of India's Prime Multi-national hub ... Sighting of such birds associated with agrarian-landscape has become fairly infrequent in this belt now as it has become completely urbanized ... with construction of commercial complexes and...
    • aloktewari
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus pheasant-tailed jacana videos wetland destruction and drainage
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Lakescape-863

    Lakescape-863

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana ... immature Only species of Jacana that migrate long distance ... ... and have distinct breeding and non-breeding plumages ... _____________ Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 13 January 2023
    • aloktewari
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    • bharatpur hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana keoladeo national park lakescape pheasant-tailed jacana immature rajasthan wetlands
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Lakescape - 744

    Lakescape - 744

    Bird ... with ... receding breeding plumage ... and Shades of green ... ________ Pheasant-tailed Jacana Delhi-Haryana Border India
    • aloktewari
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    • canal delhi-haryana border hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana pheasant-tailed jacana
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Lakescape - 685

    Lakescape - 685

    Lakescape - 685 The setting ... This guy is moulting out of that lovely breeding plumage ... ... but he posed in a rather very eye catching setting _________ Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Dist. Jhajjar Haryana India 22 August 2019
    • aloktewari
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    • breeding plumage haryana hydrophasianus chirurgus india jhajjar molt perennial waterbody pheasant-tailed jacana
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Summer Couture ...

    Summer Couture ...

    Summer couture ... A closeup to show the amazing plumage change it acquires ... ... being the only species of Jacana to have distinct summer and winter plumage ... Both sexes acquire these changes though the females are larger due reversed sexual dimorphism ... ________________...
    • aloktewari
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    • gurgaon haryana hydrophasianus chirurgus india pheasant-tailed jacana
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Summer moult ...

    Summer moult ...

    Summer moult ... The larger female has completed her spring summer moult ... ... while the male is yet to reach completion ... Only species of Jacana to have distinct summer and winter plumage ... Pair formation and bonding has occured already ... ___________ Pheasant-tailed...
    • aloktewari
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    • basai wetland biodiversity loss gurgaon haryana hydrophasianus chirurgus india molt pheasant-tailed_jacana reverse sexual dimorphism
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Like all other jacanas they have elongated toes and nails that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, their preferred habitat. They may also swim or wade in water reaching their body while foraging mainly for invertebrate prey. They are found in tropical Asia from Yemen in...
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. 5C2_0702.JPG - Pheasant Tail Jacana

    5C2_0702.JPG - Pheasant Tail Jacana

    landing.
    • Indrajeet Singh
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus india pheasant-tailed jacana
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Spring-Summer - 330

    Spring-Summer - 330

    Spring-Summer - 330 A pair of these wetland beauties were with two wonderful juvies ... They develop a lovely mane and elongated tail feathers during breeding season ... with a host of other plumage features ... And now ... with their nesting duties over the changes have started waning...
    • aloktewari
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    • delhi hydrophasianus chirurgus india pheasant-tailed jacana
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Pheasant-tailed jacana

    Pheasant-tailed jacana

    • Shantilal Varu
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Young

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana Young

    • Shantilal Varu
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    • gujarat hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana pheasant-tailed jacana
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana

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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Spring-Summer - 87

    Spring-Summer - 87

    Spring-Summer - 87 ... Another fabulous wetland big-foot species ... ... that shows remarkable and dramatic change in plumage ... during breeding season ... Both male and female develop long tail ... besides those very striking color ... Watch the beauty in a video-clip ... Link ...
    • aloktewari
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus india pheasant-tailed jacana
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Female

    Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Female

    Yet to come across a male.
    • S K Gudi
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    • hydrophasianus chirurgus india pheasant-tailed jacana
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. PHEASANT TAILED JACANA

    PHEASANT TAILED JACANA

    "STRAIGHT AT ME" FOUND WHERE THERE'S WATER SUCH AS RESERVOIRS MIXED WITH LILY AND LOTUS LEAVES, SMALL TANKS WITH LILY AND LOTUS LEAVES. ALSO THEY LOOK FOR THEIR FOOD IN THE MASH AREAS OF THE RESERVOIRS AND TANKS.
    • Dhilip De Alwis
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    • ddea hydrophasianus chirurgus pheasant-tailed jacana sri lanka
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. pheasant-tailed Jacana In Breeding plumage

    pheasant-tailed Jacana In Breeding plumage

    • Shantilal Varu
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    • gujarat hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana pheasant-tailed jacana
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. pheasant-tailed Jacana In Breeding plumage

    pheasant-tailed Jacana In Breeding plumage

    • Shantilal Varu
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    • gujarat hydrophasianus chirurgus india jacana pheasant-tailed jacana
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