Spanish Name: Wattled Jacana

Size: length: 20 cm.

Life span: unknown

For more information see:
 

• Report written by Ariana S.
• Revised by: Alberto A.
  

Predators: anacondas and caiman 
 

Adaptations: 
-They have long toes and legs and because of these, they can live in the swamps, or their natural habitat. 
-They have their colors to camoflauge them from their predators.
 

Interesting Facts: 

-they lay 4 eggs in a hatch
- long toes and claws allow it to run more easily over floating vegetation and lily pads
-the tips of the jacana's wings are pointy, used for fighting
-both male and female birds are dark brown and/or black , with a yellow beak
- they live in swampy areas and like to wade in marshes.  The jacana lives in freshwater ponds, swamps and lagoons  

-The Jacana eats insects and invertebrates that it gets from the floating vegetation and from the water surface.
 
 
 

 Bibliography: 

-Ensor, Wendy. Wattled Jacana. Cleveland: Cleaveland Metoparks Zoo Education Division, 1998. 
-Lasley, Greg. Wattled Jacana. Apure: , 1992.    -http://americanbirding.org/convtours/images/glwatjac1.jpg
-http://webserv.nhl.nl/~ribot/jpg2/jaja14.jpg
-http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/jacjac%201204.jpg
-http://www.pantanaladventures.com/images/Pantanal/2001/WattledJacana3.jpg
-http://www.softbills.com/images/photo_t/wt_jacna.jpg

By: Katie Fransisco
Alonso Chavez-Molina