Coastal Carolina

Haematopus palliatus HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 16 inches * Large shorebird * Bright orange, long, thick bill * Head and breast black * Dark gray back and wings * White belly * Large white patch on inner wing * White uppertail coverts and dark tail * Pink legs Adult * Yellow eye * Orange orbital ring Juvenile * Eye dark and orbital ring not conspicuous * Dark end of bill * Upperparts faintly fringed with buff Similar species: The striking black and white plumage, large size, and bright orange bill make this bird quite unlike any other.

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HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 16 inches * Large shorebird * Bright orange, long, thick bill * Head and breast black * Dark gray back and wings * White belly * Large white patch on inner wing * White uppertail coverts and dark tail * Pink legs Adult * Yellow eye * Orange orbital ring Juvenile * Eye dark and orbital ring not conspicuous * Dark end of bill * Upperparts faintly fringed with buff Similar species: The striking black and white plumage, large size, and bright orange bill make this bird quite unlike any other.

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