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This is an approximately 43-cm-long bird with long pointed wings (span about 86 cm), a forked tail, and a long, thin, reddish orange (adults) to yellow (some juveniles) bill; underside of primaries is mostly pale; breeding adult is pale gray above, with black crown, nape, and crest, and white below, often with a pinkish tinge; winter adult and juvenile have white forehead, and the black on the c...