Key Identification Features
- Their most distinctive call is a harsh mobbing call used to warn others when a predator or intruder approaches.
- Subspecies of this species are distinguished by the colour of their tail vents: either black or white.
- In flight, the long wing is very broad at the base, creating a distinctly triangular outline, and the first primary is very short.
- Adult females are similar to adult males, but are slightly browner overall and have an indistinct face mask.
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