India
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
India
Moderate
Priority
Priority
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Long-term Trend:
Trend Inconclusive
Current Annual Trend:
Decline
Distribution Range Size:
Very Large
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-35.02
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-42.87, -25.32)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-2.88
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-4.15, -1.6)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
10,58,960
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(1,058,360, 1,059,560)
Migratory Status
Resident
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/phtjac1/. Accessed on 2025-04-22.
National Trend
State Trends
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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