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Common Name

Madagascar Jacana

Alternate Names

Common Type

Jacana

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Jacanidae

Genus

Actophilornis

Species

albinucha

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Shallow lakes with floating vegetation.

Distribution and Range

Madagascar endemic

Food

Feed on insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the surface of the water.

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Field Notes:

Long toes and long claws enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes.

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