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Philomachus pugnax (Ruff)


English: Ruff    

Russian: Турухтан
Mongolian: Ноцоо ноололдой
German: Kampflaufer
French: Combattant varie
Japanese: エリマキシギ (Erimaki-shigi)

♂ Body length: 29-32 cm, wing span: 54-60 cm.
♀ Body length: 22-26 cm, wing span: 46-49 cm

Not a rare vagrant but a common European breeder, treated here to facilitate comparison with some similar-looking species. Breeds on taiga bogs, in marshes and pools on mountainside and tundra, and in wet grass meadows at lakesides or seashores. Summer visitor, winters mainly in Africa; on passage and in winter frequents marshes, shallow pools, estuaries, ploughed and stubble fields. Usually seen as a few or in smaller parties, but in spring at favoured sites can occur in very large flocks. ♂ ♂ display in communal lek on traditional arenas, which ♀♀ visit for mating. Arena, commonly used by c. 5-20 ♂ ♂, open grassy patch, often with bare soil on favourite spots, c. 1 m apart. Display silent, involves wing-flutter, short jumps, crouching with ruff erected, brief fluttering attack on rivals with bill, legs or wings, sudden erect stance, or forward-bent stance with ruff raised and drooped wings and tail.

Identification: Marked sexual size difference: ♂♂ (Ruffs) considerably larger than ♀♀ (Reeves). Larged ♂♂ slightly bigger and bulkier-bodied than Redshank; smallest ♀♀ only slightly larger-bodied than Dunlin (but with longer neck and legs). Small-headed/large-bodied look, rather long neck (when not hunched), and medium-length bill which, unlike some confusion species, is slightly curved, give rather distinctive shape which is especially useful for identifying some immatures or ♀ plumages that are otherwise confusingly variable in pattern, bare-part colours and size. Frequent habit (shared only with Black-tailed Godwit) of slightly raising mantle-feathers when feeding, appearing as loose, pointed ‘crest’ at top of back. Wingbeats subtly deeper and slower than other small or medium-sized waders, giving rather distinctive lazier flight action; often long glides before alighting. Thin, indistinct light wing-bar but bold white oval patch each side of uppertail. Bill and leg colour variable: some non-breeding ♂♂ with bright orange bill-base and legs easily confused with Redshank, but shape different, and upperparts largely scaly (with some coarse bars at rear), not largely plain (with some fine barring and spotting).

  • Adult summer: Display-plumage of ♂ has erectable crest and ruff in variable combinations of plain or coarsely barred balck, deep rufous, orange or white; worn only in May-Jun and rarely seen away from breeding areas; bill, warty skin on face, and legs usually orange. ♀ brown, variable mottled or boldly spotted with black; typically, bill all dark but legs orange or dull red (rarely brown or greyish-green).
  • Adult winter: Sexes similar except for size. Bare parts usually duller and darker. ♂ has no crest, ruff or bare skin on face (but pale feathering at bill-base). Rather plain pale grey-brown, but some are more whitish on head and neck; tertails and large scapulars diffusely pale-fringed or coarsely barred dark.
  • Juvenile: Like adult winter, but often stronger buff tinge below, and upperparts have neat scaly pattern with solidly dark feather centres.


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