Northern jacana
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The northern jacana or northern jaçana is a wader which is known as a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It is sometimes know
Northern Jacana Costa Rica
Showing the pale yellow-green wing feathers
Northern jacana foraging at Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Jacana spinosa - MHNT
Polyandry in animals
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In behavioral ecology, polyandry is a class of mating system where one female mates with several males in a breeding season. Polyandry is often compared to the polygyny system based on the cost and be
Northern jacana
…crabs, fish, mollusks, and seeds. The jacana competes with birds of a similar diet like the sora. The northern jacana is unusual among birds in having a polyandrous breeding system. A female jacana lives in a territory that encompasses the territories of 1–4 males. A male forms a social bond with a female who will…
Jacana spinosa – Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
The queen bee is usually the only female bee within a hive reproducing with drones, which often come from various hives. She mothers most or all offspring within a given hive.