Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Size: small and slim. Plumage: breeding female more colourful than male; wings narrow and pointed; feathers thicker than in calidridine waders. Other characters: slender neck and small slender head; bill slightly shorter than head; legs relatively short; feet with long hind toe and basal webs and lobes on front toes. Female larger than male and sexual roles reversed. Expert swimmers; spin and dip in water.
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
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