Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Charadriiformes (Shorebirds, Gulls, and Terns)

Jacanidae (Jacanas)

• Hydrophasianus Wagler, 1832 Isis 25 col.279 Parra sinensis Gmelin, 1789; Type by original designation = Tringa chirurgus Scopoli, 1786
  • 220. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786) [HB#358]
    Original Description: Tringa Chirurgus Scopoli, 1786 Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.92
    Distribution: Throughout Indian peninsula from about Himachal south till the tip (patchily in Thar) as well as Brahmaputra plains, Manipur valley, and Andaman & Nicobar Is.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, LKO
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
• Metopidius Wagler, 1832 Isis 25 col.279 Parra aenea Cuvier, 1817; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, p.71) = Parra indica Latham, 1790
  • 221. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790) [HB#359]
    Original Description: Parra indica Latham, 1790 Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.765 (India)
    Distribution: Throughout Indian peninsula from about Punjab and Himachal south till the tip of peninsular (except W Thar) as well as Assam plains and Manipur valley.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, UMZC, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, LKO, BNHM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.