Bronze-winged Jacana
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Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
351 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It is found across South and Southeast Asia and is the sole species in the genus Metopidius. Like other jacanas it forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, using its long feet and legs for balance. The sexes are alike but females are slightly larger and are polyandrous, maintaining a harem of males during the breeding season in the monsoon rains. Males maintain territories, with one male in the harem chosen to incubate the eggs and take care of the young. When threatened, young chicks may be carried to safety by the male under his wings. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Jacana sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 351 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
LC

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Insufficient data
Red-wattled Lapwing
LC Endemic

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

50–60% · Likely
River Lapwing
NT

River Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus duvaucelii

40–50% · Likely
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

20–30% · Possible
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

20–30% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

20–30% · Possible
Small Pratincole
LC

Small Pratincole

Bird

Glareola lactea

10–20% · With luck
Temminck's Stint
LC

Temminck's Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris temminckii

10–20% · With luck
Indian Thick-knee
LC

Indian Thick-knee

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Burhinus indicus

5–10% · With luck
Ibisbill
LC

Ibisbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Insufficient data
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

5–10% · With luck
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
11 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-winged Jacana in Chitwan National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Jacana sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 351 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bronze-winged Jacana in Chitwan National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Bronze-winged Jacana in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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