Jacanidae

Microparra capensis Photo by Paul Jones (Flickr) Common name:lesser jacana (en); jacana-pequena (pt); jacana nain (fr); jacana chica (es); zwergblatthühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily JacanidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mali and Côte d’Ivoire east to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and into southern Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Mozambique…

Hydrophasianus chirurgus Common name: pheasant-tailed jacana (en); jacana-rabilonga (pt); jacana à longue queue (fr); jacana colilarga(es); fasanblatthühnchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Jacanidae Range: The pheasant-tailed jacana is found in southern and south-eastern Asia, including portions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Java, and the Philippines. Size: These birds are 28-31 cm long,…