American Jacana - American Jacana

Japanese: アメリカレンカク - あめりかれんかく
American Jacana - American Jacana

...As soon as the chicks hatch from the eggs and their feathers dry, they leave the nest accompanied by their parents. In Africa, there are three species: the common jacana Microparra capensis , the African jacana Actophilornis africana , and the Madagascar jacana A. albinucha . From Mexico to South America, there is the American jacana Jacana spinosa . From India to Southeast Asia, there are two species: the white-tailed jacana Metopidius indicus , and from Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia, there is the crested jacana Irediparra gallinacea . The pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (illustration) is found in India, southern China, Taiwan, and the Philippines, and is mostly a resident bird.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Jacana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…卵からかえった雛は綿羽が乾くとすぐに親鳥に連れられて巣を離れる。 アフリカにはヒメレンカクMicroparra capensis,アフリカレンカクActophilornis africana,マダガスカルレンカクA.albinuchaの3種,メキシコから南アメリカにはアメリカレンカクJacana spinosa,インドから東南アジアにはレンカク,マミジロレンカクMetopidius indicusの2種,インドネシアからニューギニア,オーストラリアにはトサカレンカクIrediparra gallinaceaがそれぞれ分布している。レンカクHydrophasianus chirurgus(英名pheasant‐tailed jacana)(イラスト)はインド,中国南部,台湾,フィリピンに分布し,ほとんど留鳥である。…

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