Pheasant-tailed Jacana
I got my lifer in Inle Lake Burma right in the
resort that I am staying for 2 days. On the second day 5 of them were seen
foraging in the freshwater marsh ground. All of them were immature / non
breeding coat in the month of end November. Breeding period is from March to
July.The Pheasant-tailed Jacana breeds in India, southeast Asia, and Indonesia.
It is sedentary in much of its range, but northern breeders from south China
and the Himalayas migrate into peninsular India and SEA including Malaysia. It
is also resident in Taiwan, where it is considered endangered. It has been
recorded as a vagrant in Australia.
In Peninsula Malaysia it can be sighted in Bidor's tin mining lakes & marshlands and Pulau Burung's swamp pond as well as padi fields in the northern region during the months of migration, It is rare to see it further south though; Paya Indah Wetland has one sighting previously 2008/2009 or so.
In Peninsula Malaysia it can be sighted in Bidor's tin mining lakes & marshlands and Pulau Burung's swamp pond as well as padi fields in the northern region during the months of migration, It is rare to see it further south though; Paya Indah Wetland has one sighting previously 2008/2009 or so.
The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is a conspicuous and unmistakable bird. This is the
only jacana to have a different breeding plumage. They are around 39–58 cm
(15–23 in) in length , about 25 cm (9.8 in) of which is comprised by the
pheasant-like tail. The outermost primaries have a spatulate extension of 2 cm
and the seventh primary has a broad protrusion.
Breeding adults are mainly black other than white wings, head, and fore neck. The hind neck is golden. There is a striking white eyestripe. The legs and very long toes are grey. Non-breeding adults lack the long tail. The underparts are white except for a brown breast band and neck stripe. The side of the neck is golden. Young birds have brown upperparts. The underparts are white, with a weak brown breast band.
The Pheasant-tailed Jacana's main sources of food are insects, shell molluscs and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the water's surface.
Their call is a mewing me-onp and a nasal teeun
Breeding adults are mainly black other than white wings, head, and fore neck. The hind neck is golden. There is a striking white eyestripe. The legs and very long toes are grey. Non-breeding adults lack the long tail. The underparts are white except for a brown breast band and neck stripe. The side of the neck is golden. Young birds have brown upperparts. The underparts are white, with a weak brown breast band.
The Pheasant-tailed Jacana's main sources of food are insects, shell molluscs and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the water's surface.
Their call is a mewing me-onp and a nasal teeun
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