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Northern Jacana

Northern Jacana

Northern Jacana

The Northern Jacana walks on Floating Vegetation


Northern Jacana
Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa
Northern Jacana
(Jacana spinosa) Northern Jacana

Northern Jacana; Did you Know?

  • Northern Jacana has incredibly long toes and nails that allows it to walk and run on the floating vegetation.
  • Male Northern Jacana does almost all the work of incubating the eggs and care for the hatchlings.
  • Northern Jacana flies with stiff wing beats and glides with its long legs and feet trailing behind.

Northern Jacana
Nothern Jacana (Jacana spinosa

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Checkout Wildlife in Central America 1; 25 Amazing Animals Living in Tropical Rainforests and River Habitats

Original wildlife photography and researched information text by Cyril Brass


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Wildlife in Central America 1 is part of the Wildlife around the World Series books.

Other wildlife books in the series;

La Vida Silvestre en Centroamerica 1
La Vida Silvestre en Centroamerica 1
La vida silvestere en Centroamerica 2
La vida silvestere en Centroamerica 2

Northern Jacana

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