WoRMS taxon details
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
From other sources
Description Length: 23-25 cm. Plumage: dark brown above to chest; crown darker; upper belly rufous, lower belly and crissum white; white sub-ocular line from corner of bill to above ear coverts; underwing coverts rufous. Tail shallowly forked. Immature with rufous edging to feathers of back, eye streak rufous, upper breast streaked rufous; chin yellowish. Bare parts: iris brown; bill black with red base; feet and legs black. Habitat: estuaries, mudflats and sand dunes. Intra African migrant. Breeds Madagascar. <389><391> [details]
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