Comb-crested Jacanas having a territorial dispute on lilly-pads in a waterhole in Far North Queensland in Australia.


The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter, is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra. Like other jacana species, it is adapted to the floating vegetation of tropical freshwater wetlands.


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Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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