Species profile—Irediparra gallinacea (comb-crested jacana)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Jacanidae (jacanas) → Irediparra gallinacea (comb-crested jacana)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Jacanidae (jacanas)
- Scientific name
- Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
- Common name
- comb-crested jacana
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1928
- Synonym(s)
- Jacana gallinacea
- Alternate name(s)
- lily-trotter
lotusbird - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Low
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1928
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.