| A resident breeder in S.E. Asia, India, and
Indonesia. Some in China will migrate long distances. A member of the Jacanidae family,
they have elongated toes and nails which enables them to walk on floating vegetation. They are
found on lakes with abundant floating vegetation, where they feed on insects, molluscs, and other
small invertebrates. Females are usually larger than males. They nest on floating vegetation,
and have differing breeding and non-breeding plumage. The birds shown here are in their
breeding plumage.
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