African Jacana
Jacanas are the water-striders of the bird world. Though they cannot walk on water, their exceedingly long slender toes, extended by long splint-like nails, allow them to walk on very flimsy floating vegetation
The family is Jacanidae
There are 8 species placed in 6 genera
So far I have photographed 6 different species.
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Updated 03/06/2020
Jacanas
African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus
Bronze-winged Jacana - Metopidius indicus
Madagascar Jacana - Actophilornis albinucha
Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacanas/Northern_Jacana_-_Jacana_spinosa.jpg
Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Wattled Jacana - Jacana jacana
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacanas/Wattled_Jacana_-_Jacana_jacana.jpg