Jacanidae / 水雉科 (Shuǐ-zhì kē)

雉鸻科 Zhì-héng kē * レンカク科 Ren-kaku ka * 물꿩과 Mul-kkwong-gwa * Họ Gà lôi nước

General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.

Jacanas are officially known as 水雉 shuǐ-zhì 'water pheasants'. Alternative names for the bird are 莲角 lián-jiǎo 'lotus horn', from its habit of walking on lotus leaves, and 唙咕 dìgū possibly 'whisper' (reason unknown).

Species names

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Hydrophasianus                
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
link to photolink to photo		 Pheasant-tailed jacana 水雉
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'		 水雉
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'		 唙咕
dìgū
'whisper' (?)
蓮角
lián-jiǎo
'lotus horn'		 レンカク
(蓮角)
renkaku
'lotus horn'		   물꿩
mul-kkwong
'water pheasant'		 Gà lôi nước
'water pheasant'
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