🐦☆⁹•⁹ Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) in Jacana Family (Jacanidae)

¤ (Irediparra gallinacea) Comb-crested Jacana in Jacana Family (Jacanidae) occurs in south-eastern Borneo, southern Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands, north & south-east New Guinea, New Britain (Lake Lalili) & northern & eastern Australia.

Lotusbird, Lilytrotter used to describe Family Jacanidae.

Has a black crown & hindneck with a fleshy red wattle covering forehead & forecrown contrasting with a white face & throat. Comb is pinker in breeding adults, more orange when not breeding. There is a broad black band on lower breast with white belly. Underwing & flight feathers which show most prominently in flight are black. Back & upperwing mainly grey-brown with black primary coverts, rump & tail.

Long legs with extremely long toes trail in flight.

Male is slightly smaller than Female and measures 20-22 cm in length, weighs 68-84 g. Female measures 24-27 cm in length, weighs 120-150 g wingspan ranges from 39-46 cm.
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•⁹ Family Jacanidae (8) - Jacanas
▪︎ Genus Actophilornis (2)
¤ (Actophilornis africanus) African Jacana
¤ (Actophilornis albinucha) Madagascar Jacana
▪︎ Genus Hydrophasianus (1)
¤ (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) Pheasant-tailed Jacana
▪︎ Genus Irediparra (1)
¤ (Irediparra gallinacea) Comb-crested Jacana
▪︎ Genus Jacana (2)
¤ (Jacana jacana) Wattled Jacana
¤ (Jacana spinosa) Northern Jacana
▪︎ Genus Metopidius (1)
¤ (Metopidius indicus) Bronze-winged Jacana
▪︎ Genus Microparra (1)
¤ (Microparra capensis) Lesser Jacana
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☆⁹ Order Charadriiformes (391), 88 - Shore Birds
•¹ Family Alcidae (25) - Auks, Puffins, Guillemots, Murres, Murrelets
•² Family Burhinidae (10) - Thick-knees, Stone-curlews
•³ Family Charadriidae (69) - Plovers
•⁴ Family Chionidae (2) - Sheathbills
•⁵ Family Dromadidae (1) - Crab-plover
•⁶ Family Glareolidae (17) - Pratincoles, Coursers
•⁷ Family Haematopodidae (12) - Oystercatchers
•⁸ Family Ibidorhynchidae (1) - Ibisbill
•⁹ Family Jacanidae (8) - Jacanas
•¹⁰ Family Laridae (103) - Terns, Skimmers & Gulls
•¹¹ Family Pedionomidae (1) - Plains-wanderer
•¹² Family Pluvianellidae (1) - Magellanic Plover
•¹³ Family Pluvianidae (1) - Egyptian Plover
•¹⁴ Family Recurvirostridae (10) - Stilts, Avocets
•¹⁵ Family Rostratulidae (3) - Painted Snipes
•¹⁶ Family Scolopacidae (98) - Snipes, Sandpipers
•¹⁷ Family Stercorariidae (7) - Skuas
•¹⁸ Family Thinocoridae (4) - Seedsnipes
•¹⁹ Family Turnicidae (18) - Buttonquails
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♤ Class Aves (10677), 2303 Genera - Birds 🐦
☆¹ Order Accipitriformes (264), 74 - Hawks
☆² Order Anseriformes (179), 56 - Waterfowl, Swans, Screamers, Geese, Ducks
☆³ Order Apodiformes (487), 133 - Swifts & Hummingbirds
☆⁴ Order Apterygiformes (5), 1 - Kiwis
☆⁵ Order Bucerotiformes (74), 19 - Hornbills & Hoopoes
☆⁶ Order Caprimulgiformes (114), 23 - Nightjars & Frogmouths
☆⁷ Order Cariamiformes (2), 2 - Seriemas
☆⁸ Order Casuariiformes (4), 2 - Emus & Cassowaries
☆⁹ Order Charadriiformes (391), 88 - Shore Birds
☆¹⁰ Order Ciconiiformes (19), 6 - Storks
☆¹¹ Order Coliiformes (6), 2 - Mousebirds, Colies
☆¹² Order Columbiformes (344), 49 - Pigeons & Doves
☆¹³ Order Coraciiformes (183), 35 - Todies, Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters
☆¹⁴ Order Cuculiformes (141), 35 - Cuckoos
☆¹⁵ Order Eurypygiformes (2), 2 - Kagu & Sunbittern
☆¹⁶ Order Falconiformes (65), 11 - Falcons, Falconiforms
☆¹⁷ Order Galliformes (302), 86 - Gallinaceous Birds, Fowls
☆¹⁸ Order Gaviiformes (5), 1 - Loons
☆¹⁹ Order Gruiformes (165), 42 - Rails & Cranes
☆²⁰ Order Leptosomiformes (1), 1 - Cuckoo-Roller
☆²¹ Order Mesitornithiformes (3), 2 - Mesite
☆²² Order Musophagiformes (23), 6 - Turaco
☆²³ Order Nyctibiiformes (7), 2 - Potoos
☆²⁴ Order Opisthocomiformes (1), 1 - Hoatzin
☆²⁵ Order Otidiformes (26), 11 - Bustard
☆²⁶ Order Passeriformes (6304), 1311 - Perching Birds 🐥
☆²⁷ Order Pelecaniformes (113), 35 - Pelicans, Ibises, Herons
☆²⁸ Order Phaethontiformes (3), 1 - Tropicbirds
☆²⁹ Order Phoenicopteriformes (6), 3 - Flamingos
☆³⁰ Order Piciformes (445), 72 - Woodpeckers
☆³¹ Order Podicipediformes (23), 6 - Grebes
☆³² Order Procellariiformes (138), 26 - Tube-nosed Swimmers, Albatros, Petrels
☆³³ Order Psittaciformes (403), 100 - Parrot-like birds 🦜
☆³⁴ Order Pteroclidiformes (16), 2 - Sandgrouse
☆³⁵ Order Rheiformes (2), 1 - Rheas
☆³⁶ Order Sphenisciformes (19), 6 - Penguins
☆³⁷ Order Steatornithiformes (1), 1 - Oilbird
☆³⁸ Order Strigiformes (243), 29 - Owls, Goatsuckers
☆³⁹ Order Struthioniformes (2), 1 - Ostriches
☆⁴⁰ Order Suliformes (56), 8 - Cormorants
☆⁴¹ Order Tinamiformes (47), 9 - Tinamous
☆⁴² Order Trogoniformes (43), 7 - Trogons
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♧ Kingdom Animalia
◇ Phylum Chordata
○ Subphylum Vertebrata
□ Infraphylum Gnathostomata
■ Parvphylum Osteichthyes
♡ Megaclass Tetrapoda
♤ Class Amphibia - Amphibians 🐸
♤ Class Aves - Birds 🐦
♤ Class Mammalia - Mammals 🐯
♤ Class Not assigned
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☆ Order Testudines - Turtles 🐢
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