Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
- FamilyJacanidae (Jacanas)
- GenusMetopidius
- SpeciesMetopidius indicus (Bronze-winged Jacana)
About the Bronze-winged Jacana
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.
The bronze-winged jacana was formally described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1790 and given the binomial name Parra indica. He placed it in the genus Parra along with all the other jacanas. Latham had earlier included the species in a supplement to his A General Synopsis of Birds but had not coined a scientific name. The present genus Metopidius was introduced by the German zoologist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832. The bronze-winged jacana is the only species within the genus. The name Metopidius is from the Ancient... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-winged Jacana in Manas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Jacana sighting in Manas National Park, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bronze-winged Jacana in Manas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Bronze-winged Jacana in Manas National Park in our monthly data.