INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Pheasant-tailed jacanas are seen at a lotus pond at Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on May 14, 2025
/VCG Known as "fairies of the ripples," pheasant-tailed jacanas have settled at a lotus pond in Xianghu Wetland Park in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Also referred to as "water phoenixes," these birds are under second class national protection in China
Their arrival to breed and raise offspring at the pond highlights the stable and improving ecological conditions of Xianghu Lake.
