Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Jacanidae
Genus
Hydrophasianus
Species
chirurgus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Myanmar,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident or migratory over long distances.
Preferred Habitat
Shallow lakes with floating vegetation.
Distribution and Range
Tropical Asia from Yemen in the west to the Philippines in the east.
Food
Walk on vegetation or swim to feed on insects, molluscs or invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or water's surface.