black bill with bluish base yellow cere large, long yellow gape | ||
white remiges on underwing with gray edge black tips on primaries (color and amount of barring on coverts varies greatly) | ||
feathered legs (color varies) | ||
light and dark morphs There is a great deal of individual variation in the plumage of light morphs. Some authors identify two intermediate morphs. |
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