Jacanidae / レンカク科 (Ren-kaku ka)

雉鸻科 Zhì-héng kē * 水雉科 Shǔi-zhì kē * 물꿩과 Mul-kkwong-gwa

General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.

The Japanese name for the jacanas is レンカク ren-kaku 'lotus horn', written 蓮角 in Chinese characters.

Species names

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Hydrophasianus              
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
link to photolink to photo		 Pheasant-tailed jacana
Jacana à longue queue
Wasserfasan
водяной фазанчик		 レンカク
(蓮角)
renkaku
'lotus horn'		   水雉
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'		 水雉
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'		 唙咕
dìgū
'whisper'
莲角 (蓮角)
lián-jiǎo
'lotus horn'		 물꿩
mul-kkwong
'water pheasant'
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