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Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus
Family
Jacanas
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
brwjac1, BWJA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyJacanas (Jacanidae)
SpeciesMetopidius indicus
Codesbrwjac1, BWJA
Identification

The Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a member of the Jacanas family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code brwjac1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Jacanas
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Bronze-winged Jacana photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Metopidius indicus

Family: Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: brwjac1