Key Identification Features
- Its plumage is fairly plain with very few distinguishing features, and is noted to lack the "warmer" tones seen in related species.
- Additional distinguishing features include a panel on the folded wings, formed by pale edges on the secondary and tertiary feathers, and grey, sometimes bluish legs.
- An indistinct pale brown supercilium runs from near the bill to the midpoint of the ear-coverts.
- They also have a prominent whitish supercilium and a distinct crown stripe.
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