NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter (though these names are sometimes used to describe Jacanidae as a whole), is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra. Like other jacana species, it is adapted to the floating vegetation of tropical freshwater wetlands.
Wikipedia contributors, Comb-crested jacana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:18.550340+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1828)
- Common name
- Comb-crested Jacana
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Genus
- Irediparra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyJacanidae Chenu & Des Murs, 1854
- genusIrediparra Mathews, 1911
- speciesIrediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Irediparra gallinacea novaeguineae (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) | synonym |
| Irediparra gallinacea gallinacea (Temminck, 1828) (Temminck, 1828) | synonym |
| Irediparra gallinacea novaeguinae (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) | synonym |
| Parra gallinacea Temminck, 1828 Temminck, 1828 | synonym |
| Irediparra gallinacea novaehollandiae (Salvadori, 1882) (Salvadori, 1882) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176457 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PY6R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.