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Jacanas
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family: Jacanidae
8 species
aquatic habitats of Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia;
15-50 cm; bare forehead, crown, or frontal wattle; bill straight, slender; wings broad, with metacarpal spur; tail short; legs, toes, claws extremely long; walk on floating vegetation;
feed principally on invertebrates, and/or aquatic vertebrates
female usually larger than male; polyandrous; male parental care; floating nest with 4 eggs.
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa calling
