187 COMB-CRESTED JACANA Irediparra gallinacea
Australia (187)
Also known as Lily-trotter and Lotusbird. 20-26 cm, female is larger. Range from Kimberley in WA across the top and down as far as the Hunter River NSW, can be well inland as far as Mount Isa and Mudgee. Found on floating vegetation in permanent wetlands and dams, occasionally feeding along banks.
