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Jacana
Jacana spinosa
A tropical wading bird with extraordinarily long toes that distribute its weight across floating vegetation — earning it the nickname "lily-trotter" for its ability to walk on water lilies.
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List of Birds That Start With J
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Junco
Junco hyemalis
A small, ground-foraging sparrow nicknamed the "snowbird," common in winter across North America with regional color forms so different they were once classified as separate species.
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