Bronze-winged Jacana

The Bronze-winged Jacana breeds in India and southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. It lays four black-marked brown eggs in a floating nest. The males, as in some other wader families like the phalaropes, take responsibility for incubation.

The Bronze-winged Jacana is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Bronze-winged Jacana, Metopidius indicus, is a jacana. It is the only member of the genus Metopidius. The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Charadriidae, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. The Bronze-winged Jacana breeds in India and southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. More

The Bronze-winged Jacana's feeds on insects and other invertebrates (= animals without internal skeleton, such as larvae, earthworms, millipedes, snails, spiders) picked from the floating vegetation or the water's surface. Call / Vocalization Call is a wheezy piping seek-seek-seek given mostly in alarm. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Bronze-winged Jacana is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Bronze-winged Jacana (7) Carambolin Lake, Goa, India Carambolin Lake, Goa, India12/01/2010 Carambolin Lake, Goa, India 12/01/2010 Baretta Bund, Rajastan, India Baretta Bund, Rajastan, India27/01/2010 Baretta Bund, Rajastan, India 27/01/2010 Petchaburi, Central Region, Thailand Petchaburi, Central Region, Thailand02/01/2010 Petchaburi, Central More

The Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus), is the only Jacana in the genus Metopidius. It is a member of the Charadriidae family. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. Their preferred habitat is floating vegetation in shallow lakes. It breeds in India and southeast Asia. The Bronze-winged Jacana is noticeable and unmistakable. It is roughly 12 inches long, females being larger than males. They are mainly black, although the inner wings are very dark brown and the tail is red. More

The Bronze-winged Jacana breeds in India and southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. It lays four black-marked brown eggs in a floating nest. The males, as in some other wader families like the phalaropes, take responsibility for incubation. The Bronze-winged Jacana, Metopidius indicus, is a jacana. It is the only member of the genus Metopidius. More