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Jacanidae is a family of birds within the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Stejneger in 1885 and holds an accepted status in the World Register of Marine Species. Members of this family are commonly known as jacanas and inhabit freshwater environments.
The family has been documented in various locations, including India, Burundi, Trinidad and Tobago, Sri Lanka, and Guatemala. Specimens associated with the family are held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC, NMV, and SAMA. Global biodiversity databases record over one million occurrences for this taxon, while specific digital collections contain 38 records.
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Species
jacanas
Jacanidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyJacanidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC, NMV, SAMA
- Recorded in
- India, Burundi, Trinidad And Tobago, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Indonesia, Pakistan, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Charadriiformes
- Image
- Irediparra gallinacea1.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- taxon name
- Jacanidae
- Commons category
- Jacanidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Jacanidae
- Commons gallery
- Jacanidae
- vocalized name
- יָקָנִיִּים
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- bladhønsfamilien
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