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title: "Comb-crested Jacana"
description: "Irediparra gallinacea — Uccelli. The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter (though these names are sometimes used to describe Jacanidae as a whole), is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/comb-crested-jacana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Comb-crested Jacana

> Irediparra gallinacea — Uccelli. The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter (though these names are sometimes used to describe Jacanidae as a whole), is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra.

- Scientific name: *Irediparra gallinacea*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3507
- Wikidata: [Q517676](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q517676)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4582](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4582)

## Names

- en: Comb-crested Jacana
- de: Kammblatthühnchen
- es: Jacana Crestada
- fr: Jacana à crête
- nl: Australische jacana
- pt: Jaçanã-de-crista
- pl: Długoszpon koralowy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3433), PG (19), ID (10)

## Summary

The comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the lotusbird or lilytrotter (though these names are sometimes used to describe Jacanidae as a whole), is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra.  Like other jacana species, it is adapted to the floating vegetation of tropical freshwater wetlands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb-crested_jacana

## Photo

![Comb-crested Jacana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/comb-crested-jacana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263549527

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/comb-crested-jacana?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).