A medium Harrier; 43-50 cm Head and neck:
Pied (black and white); head and throat (male); head and nape streaked with dark brown and white.
Body:
Back, breast and 6 primary feathers black; abdomen white (male); back brown; wings brown with grey bars (female).
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet yellow; tail white (male) and light brown with dark bars (female).