Jacana Park Tainan City South Taiwan

Light-vented (Chinese) Bulbul, many of them perched on wires was the first avian species seen as we arrived at the Jacana Park in Tainan, Taiwan. Grey Treepie was also out in the open as we walked into the Park to admire the Pheasant-tailed Jacana, wild ducks and coots. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana's growth in numbers and spirit of volunteerism was described in a Case study on this park HERE. The pheasant-tailed Jacana and its preference for habitats where water chestnuts thrive, including its status as the official bird for Tainan is described in this Taipei Times article.

Grey Treepie

Never knew plumages of wild ducks could be this colourful. The Green-Winged Teal pictured below looked like it had emeralds growing out of its wings. 

Northern Shoveler

Green-winged Teal with its hidden emeralds

Emerald green of the Teal really fits its name

Two Green-winged Teals and Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal - last picture (I promise)

Green-winged Teal (female) looks so similar to female species of Northern Pintail

The Green-winged Teal female had such distinct white eyeline which almost reaches it head. If only Beauty and make-up artistes could draw such eyelines for human females that would look just as natural as the eyelines of this duck species. The Common Coot was swimming around the pools, together with the ducks and some pictures of it in action as below:-

We munched on Water Chestnuts earlier that afternoon before entering the Park. By the time we exited the Jacana park, it was time to head back to Fairy Pitta Inn but not without stopping by town first for our dinner that day.

Sugarcane Fields next to the Jacana Park