Jacanas
Jacanidae
The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 8 known species
New World Jacanas
genusJacana
African and Madagascar Jacanas
genusActophilornis
Hydrophasianus
genusHydrophasianus
Metopidius
genusMetopidius
Irediparra
genusIrediparra
Microparra
genusMicroparra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4574.