Colour: Rufous

Scrub. Rufous rump and upper tail coverts; well-streaked breast; white wing-markings.

Thickets. Black crown grades onto rufous mantle and wings; white eyebrow; white streaking from head to mantle.

Inland rivers. Rufous neck and mantle; black cap; yellow facial skin and legs. Feeds at night

Dry thornveld. Both sexes have violet ear coverts and red bills.

Short grasslands. Rufous cap and lower breast; white underbelly and legs.

Grasslands and scrub. SE race has rufous colouring overall; short tail.

Cliffs. Streaked neck; wings and upper body rufous; wings with white spots.

Coastal bush and thickets. Brown crown and mantle. Rufous wings; heavy bill.

Chestnut upperparts with grey head; small white wing-bar; bill black or horn-coloured.

Brackish waters. Grey head (female has white face) on rufous body; black bill and legs.

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