breeding plumage

We were looking for a bird in brown and white breeding plumage.

The full adult breeding plumage appears in their third year.

During breeding plumage the legs also turn a dark grey.

A male in breeding plumage has a black head, neck and lower parts.

During the summer they sport distinctive black and white breeding plumage.

Males from these islands have black rather than blue breeding plumage.

In breeding plumage, both have a brown mottled body and face.

Spring is the best time to see birds in their bright breeding plumage, Smith said.

Now, the migrants are most handsome in full breeding plumage.

This is the only jacana to have a different breeding plumage.

Other than in male breeding plumage and body size, all subspecies are very similar.

In breeding plumage, the adult has a black hood and a short thin dark bill.

In breeding plumage it has a few white feathers on the sides of the head and neck.

Albatrosses take several years to get their full adult breeding plumage.

The body is brown on top and reddish underneath in breeding plumage.

Adults have striking breeding plumage, with no difference between the sexes.

Most ducks acquire breeding plumage in the fall, six or seven months before other birds.

In breeding plumage has reddish throat and sometimes also breast.

Adults in breeding plumage have a prominent black crest on the back of their heads.

In breeding plumage, the latter has a distinctive red face, throat and breast.

Males can be seen in breeding plumage in winter and spring.

It is black in breeding plumage, and very pale in winter.

Red Bishop 2 males, both still in storming breeding plumage, were seen.

Those birds, ready to return and breed, are looking very attractive in their colourful breeding plumage.

The males in breeding plumage are often highly colorful.