Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Size: small, slim. Plumage; mainly brown; wings long and pointed with inconspicuous white bar at base of primaries; central rectrices elongated in breeding adults; several colour phases; immature heavily barred below. Other characters: strong, agile fliers.
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
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- Lorna Depew [email]
