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Comb Crested Jacana

Irediparra gallinacea

Photo by Vinny
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized bird specialised for life in wetlands. The very long toes allow it to spread its weight and walk over aquatic vegetation where its feeds on insects.

Habitat:

wetland

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Comments (1)
Liana
Great shots Vinny! Thank you for sharing :)

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PublishedOctober 7, 2015

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