The African jacana (African water pheasant) For those of you who have never seen one, it can be a bit confusing when you see it today, whether it is really a centipede bird or if it is a monster, an alien. star or film editor?
They really exist on our planet and the legs they see are real (not fake).
The official name, Actophilornis africanus, is a wading bird or wetland bird of the family Jacanidae, a species of bird found in sub-Saharan Africa.
This is a medium-sized bird, estimated in size from 23 to 31 cm, generally similar to many other common animals, females are larger than males. Males weigh only 137 grams, but females weigh 261 grams. This is the largest bird Jacana. Thai people call it frog bird or chilli bird because the jacana bird or water bird is the queen, a small bird with very long legs. There are a total of seven species found in swamps or swamps in tropical regions of the world. The African jacana bird lives in wetlands and eats crabs, fish and small aquatic animals for food and is usually only found on the African continent…
The unique feature of this bird is the presence of black stripes from the eyes, back of the head to the tips of the wings. But the color of the wings is dark brown. It has a blue beak that reaches the middle of its head and long gray legs. The underside of its body is also dark brown. But before they mature, they are white and instead have dark brown stripes on their abdomen.
The chicks appear to be well protected and their brighter yellow tones become invisible to predators.
But what is considered unique is that it has many legs. In fact, this bird has very slender legs and toes. And the claws on each finger are up to 7 cm long. This allows it to move on many species of aquatic plants, especially in shallow ponds with floating plants or piles of underwater plants by foraging in the area, eating insects or other animals. Small backbone used for food
They also build floating nests in this area to breed during the breeding season. Females can mate with many males. It lays about four eggs in a nest and the hatching eggs will be handled by one person. until the children grow up. Therefore, when looking for food in water sources like this, it must bring its young. That’s also the reason we see it has so many small extra legs, which are actually its baby legs.
