Family
Jacanidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Jacanas; 8 species of tropical waterbirds with enormously elongated toes and claws enabling them to walk on floating water-lily pads. Found in the tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. Females are larger and polyandrous; males incubate eggs and carry chicks beneath wings.
Species 8
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
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Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
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Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
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Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
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Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
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Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana