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| − | <div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[ | + | <div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Ibisbill]]'''</div> |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Ibisbill.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Photo © by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br />Babesa, western [[Bhutan]], 26 November 2004]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | ====Adult==== | |
| + | *Grey-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Long decurved brown to deep red beak (68-82 mm, 26.8-32.3 inches)<br /> | ||
| + | *Female similar to male, but slightly larger with slightly longer beak | ||
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| + | ====Juveniles==== | ||
| + | *Browner with less well defined plumage pattern | ||
| + | *Upperparts have pale fringes | ||
| + | ====Immature==== | ||
| + | *Plumage almost inseparable from that of adult, except for darker red base of beak | ||
| + | *A few brown feathers in upperparts and sometimes keeps a mainly white face for several months | ||
| + | ====Chicks==== | ||
| + | *Greyish down with darker black and brown markings | ||
| + | *Long brownish beak | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Breeds in gravelly mountain river valleys normally lacking any vegetation, from 500 to 4400 m. Recently discovered nesting at just 270 m near Beijing, [[China]]. | |
| − | + | Is found at similar habitats in winter, but at lower altitudes, sometimes as low as 100 m. | |
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Revision as of 01:51, 1 November 2023
Featured Article: Ibisbill
Identification
Adult
- Grey-brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Long decurved brown to deep red beak (68-82 mm, 26.8-32.3 inches)
- Female similar to male, but slightly larger with slightly longer beak
Juveniles
- Browner with less well defined plumage pattern
- Upperparts have pale fringes
Immature
- Plumage almost inseparable from that of adult, except for darker red base of beak
- A few brown feathers in upperparts and sometimes keeps a mainly white face for several months
Chicks
- Greyish down with darker black and brown markings
- Long brownish beak
Habitat
Breeds in gravelly mountain river valleys normally lacking any vegetation, from 500 to 4400 m. Recently discovered nesting at just 270 m near Beijing, China.
Is found at similar habitats in winter, but at lower altitudes, sometimes as low as 100 m.
