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(NGS 1983). Source: Encyclopedia of Life

Adult males are black with an orange-red and yellowish shoulder patch (colorful patch may be hidden; yellow part may be absent). Adult females have a heavily streaked breast, a pale stripe over the eye, and usually have reddish tones on the back. Juveniles resemble adult females. The bill is straight and tapers to a point. Length is about 8.75 inches (22 cm). Source: Encyclopedia of Life

A 18-cm-long bird with a stout, relatively short, pointed bill and sharply pointed tail feathers; breeding male is black below, with a buff to whitish hind-neck, white scapulars, and white rump; early spring male has pale feather edgings; breeding female is buffy with dark streaks on the back, rump, sides, and head; juvenile resembles breeding female but lacks streaks below; fall adults and imma...