ML321201611
Contribuidor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Perfil
Fecha
Localidad
Kruger NP--Sweni Bird Hide
Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Detalles de la observación
The beautiful African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) occurs throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa on permanent and seasonally flooded wetlands. This distinctive Chestnut, black and white waterbird has a pale blue bill and frontal shield and huge feet with ridiculously long toes that prevent it from sinking as it walks across floating wetland vegetation. African Jacanas nest on a waterlogged platform of floating vegetation, and the male sometimes carries up to 3-4 young under his wings as he walks. This Jacana enjoyed a brief bath before moving to an exposed rock to preen. It then began hunting amongst the floating raft of Willowherb (Ludwigia stolonifera) and Blue Waterlilies (Nymphaea nouchali).
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- 94.2 MB