Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 17 years (wild)
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Description
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Length: 25-28 cm. Plumage: lower mantle, back, scapulars and wing coverts plain brown; crown to just above eyes, nape, foreneck, breast, upper bully, tail and flight feathers black; cheeks, back and sides of neck, belly and crissum, rump and base of tail white; white band separates black flight feathers from brown of coverts. Immature with black feathers tipped brown and speckled white. Bare parts: iris various shades of dark red; bill black; feet and legs black. Habitat: occassionally seashores, inland waters. Resident Kenya, Somalia and Eritrea where it breeds.
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
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