Bronze-winged Jacana
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Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
1,373 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
April 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Jacana sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1,373 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
LC

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

40–50% · Likely
Red-wattled Lapwing
LC Endemic

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

80–90% · Very likely
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

60–70% · Likely
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

40–50% · Likely
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

40–50% · Likely
White-tailed Lapwing
LC

White-tailed Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus leucurus

30–40% · 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
River Tern
VU

River Tern

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sterna aurantia

20–30% · Possible
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

20–30% · Possible
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

10–20% · With luck
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
90–100
Apr
70–80
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Keoladeo National Park?

About 73% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Jacana sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1,373 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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