Pheasant-tailed Jacana
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The pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a large wader from Southeast Asia.

The pheasant-tailed jacana is a large wader and the longest species in the jacana family. They measure 17 to 22 inches long and weigh four to seven ounces, with a 9-inch wingspan.

Males make loosely-constructed platforms on floating aquatic vegetation. Occasionally they add plants around the eggs as nesting material to help conceal them.

Pheasant tailed jacana keeping his chicks under his wings to warm up on a rainy day