Key Identification Features
- It has a longer, straighter bill with a tip that is distinctly kinked downward, and shorter legs than the dunlin.
- They have a pale crown stripe and a distinctive double (split) supercilium.
- They have red legs and a red bill, and display a distinct white oval patch on their back when in flight.
- There is a distinct white patch above the lores and a narrow whitish eye ring, which gives the bird a spectacled appearance.
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