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Comb-crested Jacana

Irediparra gallinacea
Family
Jacanas
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
cocjac1, CCJA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyJacanas (Jacanidae)
SpeciesIrediparra gallinacea
Codescocjac1, CCJA
Identification

The Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) 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 cocjac1 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
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Comb-crested Jacana photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Irediparra gallinacea

Family: Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: cocjac1