minha mayi pekala
in Pakanh
Comb-crested jacana
The comb-crested jacana, Irediparra gallinacea (family Jacanidae), is common wherever there are lilypads in Cape York: in estuaries, marshes, waterholes and slow-moving rivers. It walks on the top of the lily pads in search of aquatic insects.
The Pakanh name for this bird comes from the name of a type of waterlily, mayi pekala, Nympoides hydrocharoides.