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Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Sales Professional with great love for nature, collecting various birds on my camera, fighting for conservation of nature. My wife,Gaythri Devi also sharing similar interests and also being a better photographer, you can find us on Sundays in some jungle!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Bronze Winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus 28-31cm
Karumpachai Ilaikozhi in Tamil (கரும்பச்சை இலைகோழி)
Widespread resident. Dark upperwing and underwing. Adult has white supercilium, bronze green upperparts, and blackish underparts. Juvenile has orange buff wash on breast, short white supercilium, and yellowish bill. Freshwater wetlands.

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