Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana subsp. hypomelaena) Ammo dump pond, northwest of Gamboa, Cocl Province, Panama. Open marsh with swampy edges. Surrounding area tropical rainforest at 55 m (180 ft) elevation.
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana subsp. jacana) Sexes similar. South Wild, Pantanal, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Small wetland adjacent to Pixaim River. Riverine with wetlands and cerrado at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation. I will be out Friday through Sunday. My wife has another dog show...
... and a Kiskadee coming in for a landing.
Thanks to Stanley for identifying the pond plant as Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes). This image shows that there really is water underneath. The pond fills with overflow water every time there's a high tide or flood levels in the Rio de la Plata...
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana hypomelaena) Six subspecies are recognized with subspecies hypomelaena being the only one mapped for Panama. Photographed foraging in Giant Salvinia or Kariba-weed (Salvinia molesta: Salviniaceae) at Ammo Dump Ponds, Coln Province, Panama. This aquatic fern is...
Wattled Jacanas (as well as all of the other jacanas I guess) are provided with huge feet which allow the bird to walk on the floating vegetation without problems.
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