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Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana
Family
Jacanas
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
watjac1, WAJA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyJacanas (Jacanidae)
SpeciesJacana jacana
Codeswatjac1, WAJA
Identification

The Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) 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 watjac1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Jacanas
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wattled Jacana photo
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Carpenter

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Jacana jacana

Family: Jacanas

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: watjac1