page_title: Comb-crested jacana
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Comb-crested jacana / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Comb-crested_Jacana
context_page_description: The comb-crested jacana, 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.
context_section_description: This species is unmistakable.  It has a black crown and hindneck with a fleshy red wattle covering the forehead and forecrown, contrasting with a white face and throat. The comb is pinker in breeding adults, more orange when not breeding. There is a broad black band on the lower breast with white belly.  The underwing and flight feathers, which show most prominently in flight, are black.  Back and upperwing mainly grey-brown with black primary coverts, rump and tail.  The long legs with extremely long toes trail in flight.  The male is slightly smaller than the female and measures 20–22 cm (7.9–8.7 in) in length and weighs 68–84 g (2.4–3.0 oz). The female measures 24–27 cm (9.4–10.6 in) in length and weighs 120–150 g (4.2–5.3 oz). The wingspan ranges from 39 to 46 cm (15 to 18 in).
caption: A comb-crested jacana at Corroboree Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia
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