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Brief #
Short dark legs and a medium thin dark bill. Breeding plumage is mottled grey on top with a cinnamon face, throat and breast.
Description #
The body shape is typical for the genus, with a small head and eyes, a short neck and a slightly tapering bill that is no longer than its head. It has short dark legs and a medium thin dark bill. The winter, or basic, plumage becomes uniformly pale grey, and is similar between the sexes. The alternate, or breeding, plumage is mottled grey on top with a cinnamon face, throat and breast and light-coloured rear belly. The alternate plumage of females is similar to that of the male except it is slightly lighter and the eye-line is less distinct. Juvenile birds have distinctive submarginal lines and brown coverts during the first year.
Measurements #
Length: 23 - 26 cm
Wingspan: 47 - 53 cm
Weight: 100 - 200 g
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