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Irediparra gallinacea
The Comb-crested Jacana, also known as the Lotusbird, has a red fleshy forehead comb, a black crown, back and breast and brown wings. The belly, face and throat are white, and there is a faint yellow tinge around the eye and throat. Both sexes are similar in appearance, but the female is larger than the male, and slightly brighter in colour. In flight, the long legs and toes trail behind the body. Young Jacanas resemble the adult birds, but are rufous to black on the head and nape, and have a rufous-black breast band. The red fleshy comb is much smaller and darker.
Comb-crested Jacanas are found in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands, including lagoons, billabongs, swamps, lakes, rivers, sewage ponds and dams, providing there is adequate floating vegetation.
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Thanks Elsa & Andrea Lim
That is SO cute Mac!
Oh wow! That is the most ridiculously disproportionate little cutie I've ever seen. Great spotting!
Cute babe!
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Thanks LeonardoMB
How adorable!
He's going to have to grow into those feet!
Oh that's so sweet!! Had to look up the adult...new bird for me! Wonderful capture!
ha...sweet! The legs are as long a the body. Good sprinter perhaps?
So adorable - look at those feet!
Curious, different and beautiful picture! ;)
awwwwwwww! too cute!
He is so cute!
Thanks ChiefRedEarth
big head, big legs...so small body! perhaps that's why it can walk on lotus pads
So cute!
wow,,
This one was probably only a day or two old. Huge feet
wow, never seen the chicks yet. and they still have huge feet for their size
I saw the adults frequently when I lived on the south side of Papua, but I don't think I ever saw one this young. Great Shot! Can you describe the setting of your spotting in the Habitat box, which enhances the value of your observation as a datapoint. General information is widely available but information on your spotting is unique and can only be provided by you! Thanks
Oh so cute..but huge feet!! hard to imaging it flying!!?
Aaaaw look at him :)
Sure does Ava, this little ones sibling had just been taken by a Black Butcher Bird, sad to see, but that is nature.
This adorable picture takes gawky and awkward to new heights!