Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Jacanas :: Comb-crested Jacana

Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea

Described by: Temminck (1828)
Alternate common name(s): Lotus Bird, Lotusbird, Christbird
Old scientific name(s): Metopidius gallinaceus, Jacana gallinacea

Photographs

Australia - 2005 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Laura Station, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia - 1972 © Hans&Judy Beste  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

E. Indonesia, New Guinea, n. and e. Australia;
Fragmented population;
(1) Se. Borneo, Sulawesi, se. Philippines (sw. Mindanao), Moluccas and Lesser Sundas.
(2) N. and c. New Guinea, w. Papuan Is. (Misool Is.) and Aru Is.
(3) S. New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson Is. and Goodenough Is.), n. and e. Australia from n. Western Australia (Kimberleys), n. Northern Territory (Fogg Dam and Yellow Waters at Kakadu National Park) e. to Queensland and s. as far as se. New South Wales (Sydney).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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