It has a remarkable sexual dimorphism, the female is up to 20% smaller than the male and in nuptial plumage the male develops a striking and peculiar plumage formed by an erectile ruff and auricular bows that combine black, purple, white, brown and ochre and that play a very important role during the mating season, which it uses in the nuptial dances resembling a combat giving them their Spanish name: \u2018Combatiente\u2019.\u00a0 The legs show a variation from orange to greenish grey, which it shares with the less striking female, with a dull plumage pattern without the striking feathers of the male, the back is noticeably “scaly”, where the feathers have a lighter end compared to the rest of its surface that can turn black.\u00a0 This aspect is also seen in the males in winter, and they may look, especially due to their size, like a common redshank, distinguished by a shorter and more robust beak, as well as shorter legs in proportion to the body. A characteristic of the species is that the dorsal feathers tend to ruffle or stand up in the wind or when feeding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1156,"template":"","families":[27],"places":[16,17,2],"affinity_group":[14],"class_list":["post-949","birds","type-birds","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","families-scolapacidae","places-cerrillos","places-ribera-de-la-algaida","places-salinas-nuevas","affinity_group-waders"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n