Bill-base feathering and apparent bill thickness of some waders

Many observers have in the past attempted to support the identification of suspected rare species, especially stints and peeps Calidris, by noting the thickness of the base of the bill. It has not been previously brought to attention, so far as I am aware, that the variety of the extent and patterns of bill-base feathering can

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