Jacana Brisson 1760 (shorebird)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Jacanidae

Parent taxon: Jacanidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Emslie 1998

Sister taxa: Actophilornis, Irediparra, Janipes, Metopidius, Microparra, Nupharanassa

Subtaxa: Jacana farrandi Jacana jacana Jacana spinosa

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (1: Florida)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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