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Name |
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Bronze-winged Jacana |
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Scientific Name |
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Metopidius indicus |
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Size |
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Jal pipi (28-31cms) |
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Habitat |
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Jheels and tanks |
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Identification |
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Leggy swamp birds, metallic greenish bronze back and wings |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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The entire Indian Union |
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Food |
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Seeds, roots of aquatic plants |
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Nest |
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June-September, floating nest |
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Eggs |
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4, glossy bronze-brown |
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Least Concern |
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Wetland |
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Common |
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All parts of M.P. |
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