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Species
Least ConcernIn Kalkutta, Westbengalen, Indien. Das Hindublatthühnchen (Metopidius indicus) gehört zu den Blatthühnchen, einer Familie von Watvögeln in der Ordnung der Regenpfeiferartigen (Charadriiformes). Es ist die einzige Art der damit monotypischen Gattung Metopidius. Jungtier Kalkutta, Westbengalen, Indien. Hindublatthühnchen fliegend
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Metopidius
- Mass
- 282.4
- Image
- Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Metopidius indicus
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- Metopidius indicus
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- Metopidius indicus
- wingspan
- 54
- litter size
- 4
- egg incubation period
- 27
- taxon common name
- jaçanã-bronzeada
- short name
- M. indicus
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Encyclopedic overview
The bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It is found across South and Southeast Asia and is the sole species in the genus Metopidius. Like other jacanas it forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, using its long feet and legs for balance. The sexes are alike but females are slightly larger and are polyandrous, maintaining a harem of males during the breeding season in the monsoon rains. Males maintain territories, with one male in the harem chosen to incubate the eggs and take care of the young. When threatened, young chicks may be carried to safety by the male under his wings.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bronze-winged Jacana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.