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title: "Fascinating Jacana bird"  
description: "A short explanation of the Jacana bird and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-30  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2730/fascinating-jacana-bird  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["facts", "general knowledge", "Jacana bird"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Fascinating Jacana bird

![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/200b55c0-8681-4e37-88c9-e857ffb6fe89.jpeg) ![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/2bc58ed9-d224-4e0a-98b2-a9704ca3ae1b.jpeg) Jacanas are a family of tropical wading birds. They are omnivores who eat a range of insects, crustaceans, and seeds. ![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/6314d85c-d276-4e76-b4c7-afcb42731b21.jpeg) Their extended toes and claws let them walk on floating plants in shallow lakes, which is their prefered environment. ![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/7a9ddf8c-703d-4170-ad17-765791e532a3.jpeg) They are also one of the few bird species in which the females are larger than the males. ![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/19ebde10-ce91-4da4-875f-1eef86179dd8.jpeg) During the breeding season, this species maintains harems of males, with males primarily responsible for incubating eggs and caring for young. ![Fascinating Jacana bird](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a272b341-5dfd-4319-b906-b45459480559/images/8a584ba3-fdfc-4efa-9b30-798495d6a0cf.jpeg) They are medium-sized birds that are 20 to 30 centimetres (8 to 12 inches) in length.

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