Kuldlauk-lootoselind, Jacana spinosa

Kuldlauk-lootoselind ehk kuldlauk-jassaana on niiske, troopilise Ameerika lind. Neile meeldivad eriliselt sood ja rabad, kuid ka muud mudased ja vesised paigad lähevad loosi. Elupaiga valiku tingib toidulaud, kuhu kuuluvad peamiselt veetaimedel konutavad putukad ning vesirooside õiepungad, kuid mitte ainult. Lisaks sobivad veel ka mudas ja vees elutsevad teod, ussid, krabid, molluskid ning kalad. Fotod tehtud Costa Ricas, Caño Negro märgala keskel asuval soisel heinamaal, mis niiskel hooajal muutub madalaveeliseks järveks.

Northern Jacana is a bird of tropical America. Their favorite habitats are swamps and marshes but other muddy and wet places will do as well. The habitat preference comes from a diet - jacana feeds mainly on the insects on the surface of vegetation and ovules of water lilies. They will also consume snails, worms, small crabs, fish and mollusks. The photos are taken in Costa Rica, in the middle of Caño Negro wetland, on a meadow that is a shallow lake in the wet season.