Bronze-winged Jacana bird

Bronze winged Jacana, Metopidius indicus, wader, wading bird, lily trotter, floating vegetation, wetland habitat, South Asia, Southeast Asia, long toes, large feet, polyandrous, sexual role reversal, female larger, male incubation, nest on water, floating nest, aquatic insects, aquatic invertebrates, plant matter, unique plumage, dark body, white supercilium, frontal shield, reddish purple, greenish yellow bill, short tailed, rail like, conservation status, Least Concern, birdwatching, ornithology, bird identification, resident bird, sedentary species, monsoon season.