Malaysia only have 2 Jacana
1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG
2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH
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1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG
– a not so common winter visitor from North at Center of Peninsular Malaysia
– brown-back, white-underpart, yellow neck patch
– non-breeding plumage without long-tailed
– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟。
– 非繁殖羽。短尾。
update 202107
– after months of lockdown at stay at home. The situation still look in bad shape
– 封城～2个月后。闷到了极点。
update 202103
– another found of 2 birds here
– 尽然在这发现2只稀有过冬鸟。
update 202011
– a juvi bird, with reddish head-crown
2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH
– a wader forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, the long feet spreading out its weight and preventing sinking
– the color change under different lighting condition
– it use to be found only Northeast (Perlis) of Peninsular Malaysia but recently also found a pair breeding at slight south (Penang)
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More pictures from Flickr :
More Videos : Jacanidae series : Jacana | 水雉科 | liewwk Nature
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