Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 870

Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Record. Table 3.

The Wattled Jacana is another conspicuous and unmistakable bird species. The road-killed individual was very damaged ( Fig. 14), but still recognizable as J. jacana by its size, shape, and typical colors. The individual was dark brown on the back and wing coverts; remiges were yellow but the rest of the body was mainly black. The bill was yellow and a red coot-like head shield and a reddish wattle was present. The legs were bluish gray, with long toes. There were sharp spurs on the wing bends.