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Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Description:

Wading bird with a brown and white body and a golden collar like neck, tail feathers grow long only in the breeding season. Contains very large feet proportionate to their body which helps in walking on the vegetation of the lakes and ponds . This guy was found walking on the plants and i was able to capture a video !

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Anamaduwa NWP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 26, 2013
Submitted on Jan 5, 2014

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