Charadriiformes
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
HBW 3, p. 276
- Medium-sized, strikingly coloured waterbirds, with elongated legs, toes and claws.
- Pantropical, extending into subtropics.
- Shallow freshwater wetlands.
- 6 genera, 8 species, 17 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 8
List of species:
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- 6 3 3 8 1 Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis)
- 39 18 21 8 2 African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- 2 1 1 8 3 Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
- 24 9 15 8 4 Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
- 43 2 30 11 8 5 Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
- 31 3 13 15 8 6 Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- 36 13 23 8 7 Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
- 83 3 42 38 8 8 Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
Family statistics
6 genera, 8 species
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| 6 genera | (100%) |
| 8 species | (100%) |
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