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Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Family
Jacanas
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
phtjac1, PTJA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyJacanas (Jacanidae)
SpeciesHydrophasianus chirurgus
Codesphtjac1, PTJA
Identification

The Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) 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 phtjac1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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

Scientific Name: Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Family: Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: phtjac1