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Microparra capensis |
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Microparra capensis |
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Petit Jacana du Cap |
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Lesser Jacana |
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Smaller than the African Jacana, it is sometimes confused with its young. Body is pale brown with whitish belly, breast and throat. |
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In Katanga, quite common in the South of the province. Usually strides along small islands of vegetation that can not support the weight of the african Jacana. The two birds can be present on the same water bodies at the same time as long as diverse types of vegetation are present. |
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Nest almost all year long with however a preference for the rainy season. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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