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| + | [[Image:bronze-winged_jacana_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], July-2016]] | ||
Lowland marshes and ponds with plenty of floating vegetation. | Lowland marshes and ponds with plenty of floating vegetation. | ||
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A floating nest is built. The 4 black-marked brown eggs are incubated by the male. | A floating nest is built. The 4 black-marked brown eggs are incubated by the male. | ||
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2015 | [[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2015 | ||
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| + | Image:2712chick2.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Bangkok, [[Thailand]], July 2006 | ||
| + | Image:IMG 3377 edited-1.jpg|Photo by {{user|JWW|JWW}}<br />Powai Lake, Mumbai, [[India]], February 2011 | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Wikipedia | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Wikipedia | ||
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{{GSearch|Metopidius+indicus}} | {{GSearch|Metopidius+indicus}} | ||
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Revision as of 00:08, 23 June 2017
- Metopidius indicus
Identification
29cm (11½ in)
- Black
- Dark brown inner wings
- Red tail
- White eyestripe
- Yellow bill extending into a shield
- Long grey legs and toes
Juvenile
- Brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Buff foreneck
Distribution
India to southwestern China, Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Java (Indonesia).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland marshes and ponds with plenty of floating vegetation.
Behaviour
Breeding
A floating nest is built. The 4 black-marked brown eggs are incubated by the male.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, insects, roots and seeds.
Vocalisation
A bird difficult to record in vast open wetlands covered with grass.
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2015
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Juvenile
Photo by Peter Ericsson
Bangkok, Thailand, July 2006
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bronze-winged Jacana. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bronze-winged_Jacana
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