| Item Call Number |
PA00083 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
PA00083 |
| Photo Id |
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| Title |
- Title - Pheasant-tailed Jacana
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| Notes |
- Notes - Scientific name: Hydrophasianus chirurgus Family: Jacanidae Local name: Balantukan, Gok (Pil) Other common names: (Chinese) Water-pheasant Conservation status: LC (Least Concern) Adult (nuptial plumage): Head and throat white. Wings white except for black tips. Hind neck golden yellow, bordered in front and on the sides with black.Mantle dark brown, with a violet or purple gloss. Rump, tail, breast, and abdomen black. Central tail-feathers very long. Adult (winter plumage): Above bronzy-brown, feathers with ocher edges. Tail short and pinted; outer tail-feathers white. Top of head rufous. Underparts white; breast washed with buff. Black lines from either eye along the sides of the throat join and expand into a chocolate brown patch on the breast. Legs gray or green. Habits those of all jacanas. Call: mewing. Fairly abundant in fresh-water swamps and along the edges of lakes containing a dense growth of water plants.
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| Media Format |
- Media format - With prints
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| Collection |
- Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
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| Source |
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| Image Type |
- Image Type - Reproduction: Pencil Sketch
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| Original Caption |
- Original Caption - Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
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| Subject |
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| Keywords |
- Keyword - hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Keyword - family jacanidae
- Keyword - pheasant-tailed jacana
- Keyword - birds
- Keyword - fauna
- Keyword - animals
- Keyword - delacour
- Keyword - mayr
- Keyword - long tail
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