It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes.

We could see by its black bib that it was a male; the female's throat is unmarked.

The feathers of the crown and the black bib under the bill are longer, but this is not an easily noticed character.

It has a black bib under the chin, with a white breast and underparts.

The black 'bib' below the bill is rather small; the cheeks are white, turning dusky brown on the ear coverts.

In summer, the bill is black, and there is a black bib.

It is small, crested and gray with a black and white patterned face, a black bib.

It is bright orange overall with a black bib and black spotting on the sides of the breast.

Males have gray caps and black bibs; females are grayish-brown.

The juvenile resembles the adult female, but young males are more chestnut from an early age, with a trace of a black bib on the chin.