JACANIDA

Livezey, Bradley C., 2010, Phylogenetics of modern shorebirds (Charadriiformes) based on phenotypic evidence: analysis and discussion, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (3), pp. 567-618 : 611

PARVORDER JACANIDA , NEW TAXON

SUPERFAMILY JACANOIDEA CRACRAFT, 1981

FAMILY JACANIDAE CHENU & DES MURS, 1854 . –

JAÇANAS

SUBFAMILY HYDROPHASIANINAE , NEW TAXON. –

GREATER JAÇANAS

Genus Hydrophasianus Wagler, 1832 Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786) . – Pheasant-tailed Jaçana

SUBFAMILY JACANINAE * (CHENU & DES MURS,

1854). – LESSER JAÇANAS

Genus Actophilornis Oberholser, 1899 . – Bronze-

winged jaçanas

Actophilornis africanus Oberholser, 1899 . – African Jaçana

Actophilornis albinucha (G. St.-Hillaire, 1832). – Madagascan Jaçana

Genus Microparra Cabanis, 1877

Microparra capensis Cabanis, 1877 . – Lesser Jaçana

Genus Irediparra Mathews, 1911

Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828) . – Combcrested Jaçana

Genus Metopidius Wagler, 1832

Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790) . – Bronzewinged Jaçana

Genus Jacana Brisson, 1760 . – Lime-winged jaçanas

Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) . – Northern Jaçana

Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) . – Wattled Jaçana

FAMILY ROSTRATULIDAE MATHEWS, 1913 . –

PAINTED- SNIPE

Genus Rostratula Vieillot, 1816

Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) . – Greater Painted-snipe

Genus Nycticryphes Wetmore & Peters, 1923 Nycticryphes semicollaris (Vieillot, 1816) . – South American Painted-snipe

PARVORDER CHARADRIIDA * (SIBLEY