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Comb-crested JacanaAlternate name(s): "Jesusbird", "Christbird", "Lotusbird", "Comb-crested Parra", "Lily-trotter" Size: 20-22 cm (male), 24-27 cm (female); wingspan 39-46 cm (both sexes) Weight: 68-84 g (male), 120-150 g (female) |
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Photos |
Race "novaehollandiae"
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ADULT |
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PAIR |
Lateral view of a pair of Comb-crested Jacanas; the bird in front
is the female because bigger than the male behind
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Palmerston Golf Course, Palmerston, NT, December 2019]
Pair of Comb-crested Jacanas
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Wetlands, Lytton, QLD, August 2017]
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, August 2013]
Near-frontal view of a Comb-crested Jacana
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, August 2014]
Close-up near-lateral view of a Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, QLD, November 2020]
Lateral view of a Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, July 2013]
Lateral view of a Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, August 2017]
Lateral view of a resting Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Wetlands, Lytton, QLD, August 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, July 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a Comb-crested Jacana on its lily pad
(click on photo to see the entire pad)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, August 2014]
Dorsal view of a Comb-crested Jacana
[Wetlands of Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, July 2009; see
credits page
for details]
Lateral view of a Comb-crested Jacana in flight (photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
Dorsal view of a Comb-crested Jacana just after take-off
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, September 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Close-up frontal view of a juvenile Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Wetlands, Lytton, QLD, August 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, July 2013]
Comb-crested Jacana, with a juvenile, left
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, July 2013]
Lateral view of a juvenile Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Wetlands, Lytton, QLD, August 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Comb-crested Jacana
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Palmerston Golf Course, Palmerston, NT, December 2019]
Frontal view of a Comb-crested Jacana chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a Comb-crested Jacana with a chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of 4 Comb-crested Jacana chicks
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, QLD, April 2020]
Comb-crested Jacana with two young chicks
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
Comb-crested Jacana with a young chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
Comb-crested Jacana chick walking on lily pads
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
Close-up view of a Comb-crested Jacana chick going after a fly
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
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Behaviour |
Comb-crested Jacana with two young chicks; note that the colour
pigment of the bird's fleshy comb is
orange-yellow; the usual pinkish-red comes from circulating blood
- when a Comb-crested Jacana becomes excited, blood flow to the
crest is restricted and its colour consequently changes from
pinkish-red to orange-yellow (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
Q: How does a Comb-crested Jacana keep itself in balance
with the feet clearly behind its body?
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
A: With such enormous feet!
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Near-frontal view of a Comb-crested Jacana picking up part of
an aquatic plant
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, QLD, April 2020]