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Single Dad, Male Pheasant-Tailed Jacana Those who have seen the photos I posted to illustrate the blog titled “An unbound viewing pleasure” may remember that there was one photo of a bird standing on a ‘lily leaf’ floating in the water. I didn’t know this particular bird’s sex. It could be either a male or a female. I could have identified its sex easily if two of opposite sexes stood side by side. The female of this species is usually a bit larger than the male. The Female Jacana is more dominating than the smaller male. We call this bird Jol Moyur in Bengali. In English, the bird is called pheasant-tailed Jacana. The preferred habitat of these birds is floating vegetation in shallow-water lakes. They prefer such places as their habitat, as their elongated toes and nails enable them to walk on the floating vegetation. I read somewhere on the internet that the “female Jacana birds court males with flight displays around the males and with calling. It builds a nest on floating vegetation made of leaves and stalks of plants with a depression in the center.” In a single clutch-type nest, the female lays four glossy black-marked dark-olive-brown eggs for the male Jacana to incubate. The title of this blog speaks for itself. This article talks about the life of a male Pheasant-tailed Jacana bird. We, humans, are aware of single parents. In human society, a single parent could either be a female or a male- a mother or a father. In the world of Jacana, parental care is not shared by the pair. Seduced by the domineering two-timing female bird, the male Jacana bird is obliged to take responsibility for the family. After mating with the chosen partner, the female disappears from the family scene. It flies away to look for a new partner to mate with soon after four eggs are laid. The male one undertakes the sole responsibility of defending the territory, and the nest, incubating and feeding the chicks. The male Jacana incubates the eggs for 26 days. The female Jacana would defend the nest during the first few days of incubation before leaving the male bird. The male Jacana will remain busy taking care of the chicks for another two months or till the chicks leave him alone like their mother. Photos: Collected          |
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Real Single Dad in the animal world!
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WOW! Those toes are really long!
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Beautiful Look!
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WOW! Those toes are really long!
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Beautiful Look!
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What beautiful birds ! I thought the same as Abelle ! LOL Huge feet !
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Thanks for the information about the "Single Dad's" bird life and the beautiful pictures. Nature has unique ways to survive. Very nice blog, Anam.  Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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How interesting Looklook!! Great photos ~~~
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What beautiful birds ! I thought the same as Abelle ! LOL Huge feet !
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Thanks for the information about the "Single Dad's" bird life and the beautiful pictures. Nature has unique ways to survive. Very nice blog, Anam.
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How interesting Looklook!! Great photos ~~~
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HOW NICE TO KNOW THAT CERTAIN MALES HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OFFSPRING. wHAT INTERESTING BIRDS.
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HOW NICE TO KNOW THAT CERTAIN MALES HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OFFSPRING. wHAT INTERESTING BIRDS.
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