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Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wader, found across South and Southeast Asia. Like other jacanas it forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation. They are solitary, male jacanas care for their young by themselves, while females mate with multiple partners. Calls are a wheezy piping sound. Males maintain territories, with one male in the harem chosen to incubate the eggs and take care of the young. When threatened, young chicks may be carried to safety by the male under his wings.
pic: Ebird
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