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Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
| Armenian Name: | Կռվակտցար |
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See Plate 27 for Ruff and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 20-30 cm, Wing Span:48-58 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 144. |
| Description: | Remarkably variable sandpiper. In all plumages, birds can be identified by small head, slightly decurved bill, stout body, and long legs; in flight, by white ovals on sides of rump and tail, and narrow white wing stripe. |
| Adult: | Leg color varies from orange to green or gray. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male has large ear tufts and a ruff of brown-red, white, purple, or black; plain, barred, spotted, or speckled. Female: smaller, grayish-brown above, white with dark mottling below. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Males lose ornate feathers and are similar to females but much larger. |
| Juvenile: | Pale brown-yellow head, neck, breast, belly; pale feather edges give upperparts a scaled appearance. |
| Behavior: | Upright stance; wingbeats deep with frequent glides. |
| Habitat: | Mudflats, shores of lakes and rivers. |
| Food: | Aquatic insects. |
