Twlte

GarrJustls navlrostrts

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Resident. N Himalayas. Rather plain and heavily streaked, with buff wing-bars and white edges to wings and tail. Small bill is yellowish (black in breeding male). Male has pinkish rump (obscured in non-breeding plumage). C. i. monlllnslla (westernmost Himalayas) is sandy-buff in coloration. and is only lightly streaked on breast and flanks. C. trufostrigata (Ladakh eastwards) is much darker and more heavily streaked, and the throat and breast are a rich buff. High-altitude semi-desert.