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Pheasant-tailed jaçana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), Kaburugamuwa, Sri Lanka

Jaçanas use their long toes to spread their weight and prevent them from sinking as they walk across the lily pads. The word jaçana is a bird name the Portuguese acquired from the Amazonian Tupi Indians. The alternative name is lily-trotter. Jaçanas are rare among bird species in that it is the male which incubates the eggs and cares for the young. Breeds in wetlands from India to Taiwan.

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Uploaded on December 17, 2013
Taken on December 17, 2013