A deep contrast in colors can draw the eye and make birds and ... and small-bodied wading bird. They have white plumage with ...

black eye patches and white bodies was a particular curiosity to scientists at the University of California at Davis and California State University at Long Beach. “Understanding why the giant ...

The bird, which belongs to the Gentoo ... The species typically have reddish-orange bills and black heads with white patches around their eyes, the result of a genetic mutation known as leucism.

white patch at the base of primaries contrasts with blacker wings. Black line through a yellow eye. Bill relatively short and straight. Juvenile: un­der­­parts can be heavily spotted ...

It’s comparatively a small bird with a black body and white colour in the vent and wing patch. The heart-spotted woodpecker is a very elusive, timid bird with distinct heart-shaped designs on ...