Colours

Distinguishing features

Adults are spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Their face and neck are black with a white border; they have a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black. (Wikipedia)

Size

Wingspan

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

The breeding habitat is Arctic tundra from northern Canada and Alaska. They are migratory and winter in southern South America. They follow an elliptical migration path; northbound birds pass through Central America about January–April and stage in great numbers in places like Illinois before their final push north. In fall, they take a more easterly route, flying mostly over the western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea to the wintering grounds in Patagonia. (Wikipedia)

Web resources

References