BirdUp · Species
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea(Temminck, 1828)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Jacanidae
- Genus
- Irediparra
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The comb-crested jacana, also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter, is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra. Like other jacana species, it is adapted to the floating vegetation of tropical freshwater wetlands.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland south-east Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas and Mindanao (south Philippines) to New Guinea and some satellites, and north-east WA to south-central NSW (north and east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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