Neil Aldridge / Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) male holding his youngsters safely under his wings whilst walking. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) male holding his youngsters safely under his wings whilst walking. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Dong Lei / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China.

Ben Cranke / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) perched on resting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. July.

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

Pascal Kobeh / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) eggs on nest in wetland. Kaw-Roura Marshland National Nature Reserve, French Guiana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) chick walking across lilypads. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) in flight, landing on Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking across lilypads. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking across lilypads. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on lilypads. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) in flight, landing on lilypads. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

David Perpinan / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), Juvenile in a shallow pond, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Konrad Wothe / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) Mata Atlantica, Bahia, Brazil.

Tim Laman / Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) adult transporting young under his wings among Giant Water Lilies (Nymphaea gigantea) in billabong (pond) Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Tim Laman / Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) landing among Giant Water Lilies (Nymphaea gigantea) in billabong (pond) Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Tim Laman / Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) running along water in Scrubby Lagoon, north of Running Creek. Queensland, Australia.

Tim Laman / Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) forages along the edge of a billabong. Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Sylvain Cordier / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), juvenile, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Sylvain Cordier / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), juvenile, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Pedro Narra / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) feeding on water lily bud, Moremi National Park, Botswana,

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) male in breeding plumage, in flight. Oman, July.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) male in breeding plumage, wading in water. Oman, July.

Staffan Widstrand / African jacana, (Actophilornis africanus) walking, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

John Shaw / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), with chicks tucked under adult's feathers. Note the number of legs showing. Pantanal, Brazil. July.

Tony Heald / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking of Lily pads. Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Bernard Castelein / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on mud, Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

Ann & Steve Toon / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Bernard Castelein / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Gambia.

Guy Edwardes / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) on lily pads, Chobe River, Botswana.

Sylvain Cordier / Comb crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), walking over waterlily pads, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia

Sylvain Cordier / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) juvenile, Sandoval Lake, Peru

Jen Guyton / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) wading in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Eric Baccega / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) searching for food on water. Swamps of Mabamba, lake Victoria, Uganda.

Eric Baccega / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) walking, Akagera National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Roger Powell / Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) walking over lotus lily-pads. Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) in flight, Chobe river, Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) juvenile walking on water lillies, Chobe river, Botswana.

Sean Viljoen / Slow motion clip of an African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on floating vegetation, Botswana.

Jurgen Freund / Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) Queensland, Australia.

Hermann Brehm / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) stretching wing, Pantanal, Brazil.

Tony Heald / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) flying over Giant Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) Pantanal, Brazil

Tony Heald / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) stalking in water, Pantanal, Brazil

Denis-Huot / RF- African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on water lettuces, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, September. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)