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Common jacana

Jacana jacana

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Field Notes

Description:

They have amazingly long toes and feet that help them walk over leaves in the water. Apparently the males take care of the nest and chicks, instead of the females (like the ostriches).

Habitat:

Marshes, rivers. Tropical.

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Jacana jacana

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PublishedMay 24, 2011

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