JACANA

JACANAS, sometimes known as lily-trotters, are a type of lily-trotter. There are seven different species, which are dispersed as follows: From Mexico to Central and South America, the American jacana, Jacana spinosa, can be found. Africa is home to the lily-trotter Actophilornis africana, the Lesser lily-trotter Microparra capensis, and the Actophilornis albinucha of Madagascar. From India to the Philippines, via Southeast Asia,

There are two types of jacanas found in the Philippines. The Pheasanttail jacana (Hydrophsianus chirurgus) is one, while the Bronzewing jacana (Hydrophsianus chirurgus) is the other (Metopidius indicus). Irediparra gallinacea, the lotus bird, is found in Indonesia and Australia.

The jacanas are a pretty homogeneous group of plover-like birds that live on the outskirts of lakes, with only minor differences between individuals. They range in length from 6 to 12 inches (17 to 30 cm), with the exception of the Pheasant-tailed jacana, which has an 8-inch (20-cm) tail and is 21 inches (53 cm) long overall. The legs are long and thin, the wings are long but rounded, the tail is short in most species, the bill is about the same length as the head or slightly shorter and straighter, and the beak is about the same length as the head or slightly shorter and straighter. Furthermore, the toes are exceptionally long, and the nails, especially the hind toenail, are long and straight, allowing the jacana to move nimbly because its weight is distributed widely by the foot. over a bed of lily leaves

Lily-trotters can normally be seen grazing on a variety of invertebrates and seeds near the banks of slow rivers, water meadows, or well out in the open water of lakes with good water-lily beds. Breeding occurs during the rainy season, and both sexes contribute equally to the construction of the nest, which is a modest platform of water plant leaves hidden in sedges at the water’s edge or formed on floating vegetation, as well as incubation. The four eggs are brown, pointy, and highly polished, with irregular dark lines strongly pencilled on them. CLASS: Aves, FAMILY: Jacanidae, ORDER: Charadriiformes, FAMILY: Jacanidae