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The Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a jacana. It is the only member of the genus Metopidius. The Bronze-winged Jacana breeds in India and southeast Asia. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. It lays four black-marked brown eggs in a floating nest. The males, as in some other wader families like the phalaropes, take responsibility for incubation.Measurements (from Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005) Length 280–310 mm

Wing 150–197 mm (males 150-180mm, females 167–187 mm)

Bill from tip to top of frontal shield 34–46 mm (adults) 32-38 (juveniles)

Tarsus 61–76 mm

Tail 40–52 mm