Key Identification Features
- Compared to other mollymawks, it can be distinguished by its smaller size (with particularly narrow wings) and the thin black edging on the underwing.
- This species has distinct plumage and physical features: its yellowish-cream neck and head contrast sharply with its mostly brownish body.
- Its most notable feature is a very long, bright yellow bill that appears disproportionately large next to the bird’s relatively small head and long, slender neck.
- This bird has plumage in black, white and slate-grey, and features the characteristic black thumb mark at the base of the leading edge of the underwing.
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