- is
particularly striking,
being mainly grey, but with a
white crown and
foreneck. The eyering,
facial wattles and legs are yellow. Females,
males and young...
-
mainly from the surface.
Adults are slim
erect birds with a
brown back and
foreneck,
paler face and grey breast. Its long
yellow legs, pure
white tail and...
- down the
centre of the
foreneck, and the
wings are
shiny green.
Wispy pale blue
feathers decorate the crown,
sides of the
foreneck, and
lower back. The...
- black-and-white mantle. Non-breeding
plumage is
drabber with the chin and
foreneck white. Its main
distinguishing feature is the long straw-yellow bill which...
- neck are chestnut. The chin, throat,
foreneck and
upper breast are white, with
black streaks across the
foreneck and
upper breast. The
lower breast and...
-
unmistakable birds. They are medium-large
waders with
black crown, chest,
foreneck stripe and tail. The face, the rest of the neck and
belly are
white and...
- the
underside is pale buff,
being especially light on the
lower head and
foreneck which are
sharply delimited against the maroon. In flight, the
wings appear...
-
similar plumage. It has a long
white neck
stripe and the
black on the
foreneck extends down over the
chest in a plume. It has a loud
trumpeting call,...
- the
breeding season pinkish-brown or
bronze nuptial plumes appear on the
foreneck and breast, with blue-grey
plumes appearing on the back. The
adult typically...
- mallard. It has a long
black bill, long head and
longish legs. It has a pale
foreneck and
light brown face. The crown, back,
breast and
wings are dark brown...
