Key Facts
Family: Jacanidae
Biometrics:
Length: 28 to 31 cm and during breeding 39 to 58 cm including tail of 25 to 35 cm, Weight: Male - 120 to 140 g, Female - 190 to 230 g
Range:
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Habitat:
Breed around marshes, ponds. fresh-water lakes, swamps and rice fields, where there’s a luxuriant growth of lilypads, lotus plants and other partially submerged vegetation. In summer jacana mostly occur up to 1524 meters altitude. Most birds descend to warmer, low-lying wetlands in winter
Clicked at: Nal Sarovar, Gujarat
