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Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786) Family: jacanas Order: Charadriiformes print version
Pheasant-tailed jacana Jacana à longue queue Jacana colilarga Wasserfasan
Migration: partial from China and high Himalayas migrates south, along unknown routes

Verbreitungskarte von Hydrophasianus chirurgus Makes local movement all year round, in response to changing water conditions throughout most of distribution. The only jacana with established migratory patterns, populations from China and high altitudes of Himalayas migrate S, but migration routes and behaviour unknown. Non-breeding birds occur throughout most of breeding range, and regularly in small numbers in Sumatra, Java, Oman and S Yemen; e.g. up to 50 recorded at Khar Rawri, W Oman, in Feb. Probably breeds in SE Borneo, but no definite records. Single records in Bali and NW Australia; vagrant to S Japan.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)