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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
Ruff
Code 6
PHIPUG
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head Pattern:
Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Brown to gray-brown streaked.
Forehead Color:
Buff to gray or brown.
Nape Color:
Buff to gray or brown.
Throat Color:
White with orange-brown streaking.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
20-30 cm (8-12 in)
Weight:
170 g (6 oz)
Size:
3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
White with brown to black mottling.
Upperparts:
Gray to brown, with variable buff, red, and black.
Back Pattern:
Scaled or Scalloped
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
46-56 cm (18-22 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape:
Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern:
Banded
Upper Tail:
White with dark central stripe.
Under Tail:
White
Leg Color:
Orange-yellow
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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