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A small white wading bird with a slim, pointed, black bill; long legs are all black or black with yellow-green on the back side (juveniles); toes yellow; breeding adult has long plumes on head, neck, and back; lores yellow, turning red in adults during breeding season; average length 61 cm, wingspan 104 cm. Source: Encyclopedia of Life

A small stocky wading bird with relatively short legs (dull yellow; bright orange in breeding males), long straight bill, and short tail; adult has a mostly deep chestnut neck, greenish-black crown, green/blue-gray upperparts, and white mid-ventral throat region; immature is browner above, with the white throat and underparts heavily streaked with brown; total length is about 46 cm, wingspan 66 ...