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WoRMS taxon details
context source (HKRMS)
HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  [request]
From other sources
Description Length: 22-25 cm. Plumage: above grey-brown, bend of wing blackish; below white with faint grey tinging and streaking to sides of neck and breast; white trailing edge to spread wing; tail grey with whitish sides; breeding bird darker brown broadly streaked on back and heavier streaking below. Immature browner than adult with darker streaking; rufous edges to upper wing and tail coverts. Bare parts: iris brown; long recurved bill black with dull red to yellow-orange at base; feet and short legs orange-yellow. Habitat: coastal creeks, estuaries, mangrove swamps; open mudflats, coral reefs; tidal mudflats. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
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