Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 25.1 years (wild)
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- Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
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- de Magalhaes, J. P.
Description
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Length: 23-25 cm. Plumage: above grey with paler edges to feathers, below white mottled grey on flanks, breast, neck; rump and slender wing stripe whitish; breeding bird above mottled chestnut and black, below bright rufous chestnut. Bare parts: iris brown; bill heavy, short, and sometimes slightly down-curved, black; feet and legs olive, short. Habitat: seashore, mudflats. Uncommon palearctic migrant. <389><391><393>
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- De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264 Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Lorna Depew [email]
Distribution
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North America
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- De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264 Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
