Species profile
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are inland se Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas and Mindanao (s Philippines) to New Guinea and some satellites, and ne WA to sc NSW (n, e Australia).
- Scientific name
- Irediparra gallinacea
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Irediparra
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Comb-crested Jacana in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Jacanidae
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- Jacana farrandi (Jacana farrandi)
- Janipes nymphaeobates (Janipes nymphaeobates)
- Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis)
- Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
- Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
- Northern x Wattled Jacana (hybrid) (Jacana spinosa x jacana)