Wattled Jacana vs Bronze-winged Jacana

Jacana jacana verglichen mit Metopidius indicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Wattled Jacana Bronze-winged Jacana
Wissenschaftlicher Name Jacana jacana Metopidius indicus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Jacanidae Jacanidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 32,3 cm (12.7 in)
Gewicht 119,75 g (4.22 oz) 205,5 g (7.25 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Wattled Jacana only

Bronze-winged Jacana only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Wattled Jacana

Least Concern

Bronze-winged Jacana

About These Birds

Wattled Jacana

Wattled Jacana: 23–27 cm, maroon-and-black South American jacana with a red frontal wattle, yellow wing spurs, and extremely long toes for walking on floating vegetation. Widespread in freshwater wetlands with lily pads from Panama south to Argentina and Trinidad. Polyandrous; male guards chicks. Invertebrate and plant seed feeder.

Bronze-winged Jacana

Bronze-winged Jacana: 27–31 cm, striking South Asian jacana with iridescent bronze-green wings, black head and neck, red frontal shield, and white supercilium. Inhabits freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers with floating vegetation across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Polyandrous with male incubation. Invertebrate feeder.

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