The Story
I photographed this Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) at Donde Se Oculta El Sol, near Villagarzón, Putumayo, Colombia, in October 2019. Its long toes and claws let it walk across floating vegetation. Females are larger than males and may keep up to four or five male mates at a time. The male incubates the eggs in a floating nest, holding two eggs between each wing and his breast. It has a red, coot-like frontal shield and wattle, and in flight it shows greenish yellow flight feathers. IUCN lists it as Least Concern, with a stable population.
I used a Pentax K-1 with the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 for this one, at 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800. Villagarzón, in the Amazon foothills, calls itself the Heart of Putumayo for its biodiversity, and Donde Se Oculta El Sol is one of its tourist spots.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) belongs to the family Jacanidae (Jacanas) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2020), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List