- Stocky, broad bird, slender bill
- Male: Glossy black, red-yellow shoulder bands
- Female: Streaked with brown, pale breast, white eyebrow
- Males will do anything for attention
- Females slink in the shadows looking for food and making nests
- Habitat: Lives in saltwater marshes, water courses
- Local Sightings: Bryn Mawr, Rosemont