Saturday 2 November 2024

Pheasant-tailed Jacana in Hong Kong

 



AJP spotted this Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgas) at Nam Sang Wai two weeks ago, his third ever. It is classed as an uncommon migrant and rare winter visitor.  This is in non-breeding plumage, a time of year when the long pheasant-type tail is absent. The only migratory jacana they occur from Yemen in the west to the Philippines in the east.


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