Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on leaf of Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Gabriel Rojo / Wattled jacana {Jacana jacana} Ibera marshes, Argentina

Christophe Courteau / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on Giant waterlily leaves (Victoria amazonica) Pantanal. Brazil.

Ann & Steve Toon / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) with scavenged fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa, June

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) on waterlily pad Kidepo National Park, Uganda, East Africa

Roy Mangersnes / Female African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), amongst water lilies, Okavango Delta, Botswana. November.

Tony Heald / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) chick staying still when threatened, Chobe National Park, Botswana, April

Sergey Gorshkov / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) male and female in courtship display, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) running across water surface, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Ole Jorgen Liodden / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) searching for food on water. Okavango, Botswana, November.

Anup Shah / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) wading through water lilies, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Marie Read / Comb-crested Jacana / Lotusbird (Irediparra gallinacea), adult walking over lilypad, showing its elongated toes. Yellow Water, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, September.

Kevin Schafer / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) in wetland habitat. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) on water lily pads, savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on leaf of Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Andrew Walmsley / Crested jacana / Lotusbird (Irediparra gallinacea) standing on lily pad, Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetlands Reserve, Queensland, Australia, November

Andrew Walmsley / Crested jacana / Lotusbird (Irediparra gallinacea) standing on lily pad, Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetlands Reserve, Queensland, Australia, November

Rod Williams / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) flapping wings, captive, from central and south america

David Tipling / Northern Jacana {Jacana s spinosa} walking over leaves of aquatic plants on water, Tikal, Guatemala

David Tipling / Northern Jacana {Jacana s spinosa} walking over the leaves of aquatic plants, Tikal, Guatemala

Claudio Contreras / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) portrait, Catemaco Lagoon, Mexico, August

Claudio Contreras / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) portrait, Catemaco Lagoon, Mexico, August

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pheasant tailed jacana {Hydrophasianus chirurgus} wading, winter plumage, Dhofar, Oman

Andy Rouse / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibiius) with an African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) on its head removing ticks, South Africa (non-ex)

Andy Rouse / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibiius) and African jacana (Actophilornis africana) flying off after removing ticks, South Africa (non-ex)

Tim Laman / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) walking on leaves of aquatic plants. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Tim Laman / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) feeding, standing on aquatic vegetation. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Tim Laman / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) standing on aquatic vegetation. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Tim Laman / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) standing on aquatic vegetation. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) on the margin of Mamirauá Lake, Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha) wading amongst water lilies, Morondava, West Madagascar

Nature Production / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (summer plumage) {Hydrophasianus chirurgus} walking on leaves in a pond of Giant Water Lilies, Kagawa, Japan

Philippe Clement / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) foraging in swamp, Palo Verde NP, Costa Rica

Philippe Clement / Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) foraging in swamp, Palo Verde NP, Costa Rica

Richard Du Toit / African jacana {Actophilornis africana} investigating flower, summer, Phinda Resource Reserve, South Africa

David Tipling / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in wetland, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

Konstantin Mikhailov / Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) juvenile, Koshi Tapa sanctuary, Nepal

LYNN M. STONE / Lotusbird / Comb crested jacana {Irediparra gallinacea} walking on lily pads, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia

Steven David Miller / Lotusbird walking on lily pads {Irediparra gallinacea} Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia

Michael Pitts / Wattled jacana {Jacana jacana hypomelaena} Chagres River, Panama

Michael Pitts / Wattled jacana {Jacana jacana hypomelaena} nest with eggs on aquatic plants, Chagres River, Panama

Jabruson / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) hunts for food on back of Hippopotamus, Virunga NP, Dem Rep Congo

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Bronze winged jacana {Metopidius indicus} adult walking on plant material on water, Khao Sam Roi Yot, Thailand

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Bronze winged jacana {Metopidius indicus} young, Khao Sam Roi Yot, Thailand

Roger Powell / Lotusbird / Comb-Crested Jacana {Irediparra gallinacea} pair nest building, Northern Territory, Australia.

Roger Powell / Lotusbird / Comb-Crested Jacana {Irediparra gallinacea} Northern Territory, Australia.

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Lotusbird on Lily leaves {Irrediparra gallinacea} New Territory, Australia.

Dave Watts / Lotusbird / Comb crested jacana, Kakadu NP, Australia {Irediparra gallinacea}

Dave Watts / Comb crested jacana feeding {Irediparra gallinacea} Australia

Michael Pitts / Wattled jacana male display {Jacana jacana hypomelaena} Chagres river, Panama

Michael Pitts / Wattled jacana courtship display {Jacana jacana hypomelaena} Chagres Panama

Jabruson / African jacana walking over Hippos (Actophilornis africana) Congo Zaire.

DAVID TIPLING / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana). Amazon rainforest, Manu NP (Biosphere reserve), Peru, South America

Tony Heald / Lotus bird / Comb crested jacana chick on leaf in pond {Irediparra gallinacea} Western Australia, Australia

Tony Heald / Lotus bird / Comb crested jacana {Irediparra gallinacea} Western Australia, Australia

Robin Chittenden / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) standing on large leaf on water, Trinidad, April

Michael Pitts / Wattled jacana {Jacana jacana} research project + Natalie Demong. Chagres river, Panama

Mike Read / Northern jacana feeding on shore {Jacana spinosa} Black river morass Jamaica