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- Common Name: Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Scientific Name: Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Date Taken: April 2023
- Location: Non Han, Udon Thani, Thailand.
- Photographer: Howard Cunningham
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A resident breeder in S.E. Asia, India, and
Indonesia. Some in China will migrate long
distances. A member of the Jacanidae family,
they have elongated toes and nails which enables
them to walk on floating vegetation. They are
found on lakes with abundant floating vegetation,
where they feed on insects, molluscs, and other
small invertebrates. Females are usually larger
than males. They nest on floating vegetation,
and have differing breeding and non-breeding
plumage. The birds shown here are in their
breeding plumage.
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