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Jacanidae
วงศ์นกอีแจว
woŋ nók ii-caeew

Họ Gà lôi nước

雉鸻科
zhì-héng kē

水雉科
shǔi-zhì kē

レンカク科
ren-kaku ka

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General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering to see additional information.

The two Thai species of jacana have different names and both names are unusual.

Hydrophasianus chirurgus has an old name, นกอีแจว nók ii-caeew, where แจว caeew is originally both the name of the bird and a representation its call. Today the name occurs only with an incorporated old wildlife prefix, อี- ii-.

Metopidius indicus is named for a spice, นกพริก nók pʰrík 'chilli bird' (or 'capsicum bird').

The family name for the Jacanidae has recently changed. In (18, 19, 20, 21) it was วงศ์นกพริก woŋ nók pʰrík 'bronze-winged jacana family'. Now in (22, 23) it is วงศ์นกอีแจว woŋ nók ii-caeew 'pheasant-tailed jacana family'.

Species names

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THAI
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EAST ASIAN
Hydrophasianus
Latin
English
Thai
Other Th
Malaysian
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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Pheasant-tailed jacana นกอีแจว
nók ii-caeew
'caeew bird' (onomat.)
  Burung Teratai Ekor Panjang
'long-tailed lotus-bird' (24, 26)
Burung Teratai Besar
'large lotus-bird' (alt in 24)
Burung Teratai Sayap Putih
'white-winged lotus-bird' (25)
Burung-sepatu Teratai
'lotus shoe-bird' (sepatu from Portuguese sapato = 'shoe, footwear')
Gà lôi nước
'water thunder-fowl/chicken (=gallopheasant)' (12, 13, 34)
水雉
(水雉)
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'
Taiwan:
(水雉)
水雉
shuǐ-zhì
'water pheasant'
レンカク
(蓮角)
renkaku
'lotus horn'
Metopidius
Latin
English
Thai
Other Th
Malaysian
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Metopidius indicus
link to photo
Bronze-winged jacana นกพริก
nók pʰrík
'chilli/capsicum bird'
  Burung Teratai Tembaga
'copper lotus-bird' (24, 26)
Burung Teratai Hitam
'black lotus-bird' (25)
Burung-sepatu Picisan
'dimes shoe-bird' (sepatu from Portuguese sapato = 'shoe, footwear'; picisan 'dimes' is slang for 'low-quality', 'small-time' = 'lesser')
Gà lôi nước Ấn Độ
'Indian water thunder-fowl/chicken=(gallopheasant)' (12, 34)
铜翅水雉
(銅翅水雉)
tóng-chì shuǐ-zhì
'copper-winged water pheasant'
アジアレンカク
(アジア蓮角)
ajia renkaku
'Asian lotus horn'