WoRMS taxon details
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
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Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: white with black back, secondaries and tail; tail tipped white, primaries tipped black. Immature brown. Bare parts: iris yellow; bill yellowish grey with a pale blue cere; facial and malar skin deep pink to red to orange; feet and legs dull orange to flesh pink to yellow. Habitat: Mangroves, marine shores, and coastal forest; usually associated with raffia palms Rapfia australis or oil palms Elaeis guineensis. <388><391><393> [details]
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