Pheasant-tailed Jacana
MacRitchie Reservoir
07 May 2020


General details
Species Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Record ID 177
Date 07 May 2020
Location MacRitchie Reservoir
Count 17 individuals
Date added 25 Oct 2021

Record accepted.

Committee's view
Background
From the eBird checklist: "seen at 18.30 - saw a few white birds flying over the water at a distance. I had seen an unusual flock of 20 or so little egrets here a couple of months ago so thought it might be those, then saw a few flying back towards me with dark body mostly white wings, thought maybe pond herons, then they got closer saw pointed wings and black bodies thought maybe terns then they landed on a rope between buoys along with others and realised they were Jacana. Approx half of them in breeding plumage - side-on black with teardrop shaped white wing patch and very long arched black tail, mostly white head (at that distance). Non-breeding were brown and white. Counted them three times all resting and all flying so should be accurate. Watched about 5 minutes then had to move on so as not be arrested for non-essential activities (no camera with me for same reason but had my binoculars) Came back around at 19.00 but no further sign of them. Avifauna of Singapore lists a single at Macritchie on 9th May 1992 so date is about right."
Verdict Accepted / Wild (Verifiable)

References (see all)
References eBird

Revisions to this record
Date revised Changes made
25 Jan 2022 The eBird checklist URL was updated.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 177: Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/177/.

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