
Ruddy Turnstone
Shorelines. Chestnut above with black and white about head, neck and breast; white below.
Bird species database for Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa.

Shorelines. Chestnut above with black and white about head, neck and breast; white below.

Rocky gorges. Rose-red head with pale bill; green body and wings; blue back.

Rocky and bushy hillsides. Heavily streaked head and mantle; white throat and breast; rufous back, belly and vent.

Cliffs. Dark brown, broad-winged; paler below; tail square with white ‘windows’.

Hills and grasslands. Grey head; rufous upperwings and underparts; upper tail grey; well-barred in female, single bar in male.

Urban. Many individuals of this variable pigeon have glossy-green neck feathers.

Broad-leaved & Riverine woodland. Red eye-wattle, bill and legs; white vent and tail tips.

General. Greyest of the collared doves; narrow collar and bill black; legs dark red.

Widespread. Female has grey head and mantle. Both sexes show brick-red wings in flight.
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