| Description:
Small,
long-tailed, white tipped outter tail feathers, bright
white spots on wing-coverts, crimson orbital skin.
Adult male:
The head, neck, and breast are light blue-grey. The
bill is dark grey. The iris is orange with bright red
orbital skin, which intensifies in breeding season.
The abdomen is creamy-white. The upper and back, as
well as the tail and central feathers are brown-grey.
The next outer pair of tail feathers is tipped with
whiteand the other whole distal half is white. The wing
feathers and scapulars are brown-grey, spotted with
small irregular white spots with black edges. The primaries,
leading edge, and tip are brown-grey; the remainder
is chestnut. The secondaries are blue-grey. On the under-side
of the wing, the chestnut primaries have brown-grey
tips. The legs and feet are pink.
Adult
female: The female is similar to the male but has more
brown suffusion on all grey parts. Also, the orbital
skin is less bright.
Juvenile:
The juvenile differs from the adult in the following
ways. The bill is light grey. The iris is fawn, with
fawn orbital skin. The crown, scapulars, and wing coverts
are brown, each feather with a black, then grey tip,
giving it a striped effect. The back and upper-tail
coverts are grey-brown with pale grey tips. The breast
is grey, each feather having a brown tip. Very few,
if any, white spots are on the wing and then only on
the inner coverts. The legs and feet are light grey.
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