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Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Vishal Vasu — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:57:30 +0000

The pheasant-tailed jacana is a bird of the waders family. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is distinct because it has different plumages for the breeding and non-breeding seasons and this is very unique in the Jacanidae species. Unmistakable with its long tail, this bird is really graceful when walking on the vegetation Read more…

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Bronze-winged Jacana

Sanjeev Kapadia — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:17:48 +0000

Bronze-winged Jacana is from the group of wader birds. They are also known as “Leaf walkers”. It is easily identified by the long legs and huge claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation. It is active diurnal feeder. Gujarati Name કાળો જળમાંજાર Scientific Name Metopidius indicus Scientific Family Read more…

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