Lesser Jacana
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| Microparra capensis (Smith, 1839) |
The Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis) is a species of bird in the Jacanidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Microparra.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Jacana is one Linnæus' pseudo-Latin misspelling for the Brazilian Portuguese Jaçanã (from a Tupi name of the same bird) whose pronunciation is approximately [ža.sa.náN].
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- BirdLife International 2004. Microparra capensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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