Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

The wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) is a wader which is a resident breeder from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes. These are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are 17–23 cm long, but the females are larger than the males. The adults have a chestnut back and wing coverts, with the rest of the body mainly black. In flight the greenish yellow flight feathers are obvious. Also visible are yellow bony spurs on the leading edge of the wings, which it can use to defend itself and its young. The yellow bill extends up as a red coot-like head shield and a reddish wattle, and the legs and very long toes are dull blue-grey.
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Jéssica Lana de Mattos
Thursday 10 Nov 2022 - 12:00am
Brazil
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Kayson Cooper
Sunday 06 Nov 2022 - 12:00am
Panama
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Zac Peterson
Sunday 12 Jun 2022 - 10:25am
Colombia
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Zac Peterson
Wednesday 01 Jun 2022 - 3:37pm
Peru
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