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If alarmed, it freezes, and itscrypticplumageprovides effective camouflage when the bird stands motionless amongst marsh vegetation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is probably not rare, but is well concealed by itscrypticplumageand habitat, and difficult to flush.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Otherwise, theircrypticplumageis mainly variegated buff and brown, as typical for the dark tropical woodland nightjars.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is quite approachable, but if alarmed, it crouches, and itscrypticplumageprovides effective camouflage when the bird stands motionless amongst marsh vegetation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two species havecrypticplumage, with intricate patterning of greys and browns.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They generally havecrypticplumage, with males and females similar in appearance, though the females are usually larger.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Itscrypticplumageprovides effective camouflage when the bird stands motionless amongst marsh vegetation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Morphologically, they are all similar, with a very long slender bill andcrypticplumage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They havecrypticplumageand crouch down when alarmed to avoid detection by predators.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They rest horizontally on branches during the day, camouflaged by theircrypticplumage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This species is rarely seen on the ground, and its habitat, reluctance to flush until almost trodden on,crypticplumage, and nocturnal feeding mean its habits are almost unknown.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With theircrypticplumagethey resemble stumps, and should they detect potential danger they adopt a freeze position which even more closely resembles a broken branch.
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