Bronze-winged Jacana

Latin Name: 
Metopidius indicus
Category: 
Size: 
28-31cm
Description: 

A lily-trotter with unmistakable long legs and very long toes; glossy black head, neck, underparts; glossy bronzegreen upperparts; prominent white supercilium; yellow bill with blue/ red frontal shield; rump, tail, undertailcoverts chestnut; sociable, except in breeding season; fairly tame but wary; will feed in open, often hides partially under water among aquatic plants; walks on floating vegetation; active diurnal feeder.

Habitat: 
Lowland pools, marshes, water-bodies, flooded fields with ample aquatic vegetation.
Food: 
Seeds, roots, tubers of aquatic plants; crustaceans, molluscs, insects.
Distribution: 
Lowlands throughout the region
Call: 
Call Description: 
Short, harsh grunt; shrill, piping seek-seek- seek.
National Status: