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Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis Scientific name definitions

Donald A. Jenni and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 25, 2016

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Distribution of the Lesser Jacana

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Recommended Citation

Jenni, D. A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lesjac1.01
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