Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Jacanas :: Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Described by: Scopoli (1786)
Alternate common name(s): Chinese Water-pheasant
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Jun, 2004 © Dave Behrens  Bung Boraphet, Thailand - Jul, 2003 © Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua  Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India - Date unknown © Dr. Bakshi Jehangir  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - May 24, 2008 © Jugal Tiwari 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information

Range

Se. Asia and the Philippines;
Two populations;
Pakistan and India n. in the Himalayas from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh to s. China, Hainan Is. and Taiwan and s. to se. Asia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines (Calayan, Luzon, Mindoro and Mindanao).
Winters within breeding range to the Greater Sundas.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

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

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.