Neil Aldridge / Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) male holding his youngsters safely under his wings whilst walking. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) male holding his youngsters safely under his wings whilst walking. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Dong Lei / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China.

Ben Cranke / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) perched on resting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. July.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) male in breeding plumage, in flight. Oman, July.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) male in breeding plumage, wading in water. Oman, July.

Tony Heald / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking of Lily pads. Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Rick Price / Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) standing in water amongst vegetation. Ord River, The Kimberley, Western Australia.

Steven David Miller / Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) male and four eggs. The male incubates the eggs. Corroboree Billabong, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia.

Staffan Widstrand / African jacana, (Actophilornis africanus) walking, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

John Shaw / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), with chicks tucked under adult's feathers. Note the number of legs showing. Pantanal, Brazil. July.