Wattled Jacana
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(New page: Image:Jacana-w.jpg '''Common Name:''' Wattled Jacana<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Jacana jacana '''Size:''' 6 ¾ - 9 inches (17-23 cm) '''Habitat:''' Central and South America; from w...) |
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'''Habitat:''' Central and South America; from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes. | '''Habitat:''' Central and South America; from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: unknown. Drainage of wetlands is an ongoing threat, also harvesting of mangrove swamps for lumber. Water pollution from pesticide use is ongoing. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' unknown. Drainage of wetlands is an ongoing threat, also harvesting of mangrove swamps for lumber. Water pollution from pesticide use is ongoing. |
'''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. | ||
Jacana is one Linnæus' pseudo-Latin misspelling for the Brazilian Portuguese Jaçanã (from a Tupi name of the same bird) whose pronunciation is approximately [ža.sa.náN]. | Jacana is one Linnæus' pseudo-Latin misspelling for the Brazilian Portuguese Jaçanã (from a Tupi name of the same bird) whose pronunciation is approximately [ža.sa.náN]. | ||
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| + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-jacanas.html Songbird ReMix Jacanas]''' | ||
