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Lesser Jacana

Microparra capensis

Least Concern

Envergadura

17,2 cm

Peso

40,86666666666667 g

Familia

Jacanidae

Orden

Charadriiformes

Acerca de

Lesser Jacana: 15–17 cm, Africa's smallest jacana with rufous crown, white supercilium, and plain brown-and-white plumage lacking a frontal shield. Inhabits floating vegetation on ponds and swamps from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Secretive and often overlooked. Insectivorous. Monogamous; nests on floating vegetation.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	17,2 cm	6.8 in
Peso	40,86666666666667 g	1.44 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Humedal

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 22-24 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-4

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas)
Familia	Jacanidae
Genus	Microparra
Especies	Microparra capensis

Distribution

Lesser Jacana has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded