Bronze-winged Jacana
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'''Common Name:''' Bronze-winged Jacana <br> | '''Common Name:''' Bronze-winged Jacana <br> | ||
'''Scientific Name:''' Metopidius indicus | '''Scientific Name:''' Metopidius indicus | ||
'''Habitat:''' Asia; breeds in India and Southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. Floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. | '''Habitat:''' Asia; breeds in India and Southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. Floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. | ||
- | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: 50,000 to 100,000. The species is locally threatened by wetland degradation and loss through flooding, drainage and overgrazing. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' 50,000 to 100,000. The species is locally threatened by wetland degradation and loss through flooding, drainage and overgrazing. |
'''Diet:''' Insects, other invertebrates and seeds picked from the floating vegetation or the water’s surface. | '''Diet:''' Insects, other invertebrates and seeds picked from the floating vegetation or the water’s surface. | ||
'''Cool Facts:''' The call is a wheezy piping ‘seek-seek-seek’ given mostly in alarm. When forced they sometimes choose to hide by submerging themselves. The male may carry chicks between the wings and body. | '''Cool Facts:''' The call is a wheezy piping ‘seek-seek-seek’ given mostly in alarm. When forced they sometimes choose to hide by submerging themselves. The male may carry chicks between the wings and body. | ||
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+ | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-jacanas.html Songbird ReMix Jacanas]''' |