Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa)
The Northern Jacana is distributed in Central America and the West Indies. It is found on marshes, swamps and lakes with emergent vegetation where it feeds on insects and small fish.
Northern jacana Jacana spinosa
Identification Tips:
Length: 7 inches
Large shorebird
Fairly short, yellow bill and frontal shield
Long toes
Pale green flight feathers
Rare in south Texas ...
Northern Jacanas (Jacana spinosa)
Pheasant-tailed Jacanas (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Wattled Jacanas (Jacana jacana) ...
Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa
[edit] Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae ...
Some jacana species, such as the northern jacana Jacana spinosa and the wattled jacana Jacana jacana, have chestnut- to cinnamon-colored bodies, with yellow to greenish yellow flight feathers, dark brown to black neck and head, ...
The Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) is a striking wader that ranges from Mexico to Panama.
 See also: Jacana, Snail, Moorhen, Phalarope, Sparrow
  
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