Head and neck: Head with large comb red; skin on face red; wattle red; neck covered with long slender and tapering feathers (lanceolated) yellowish orange; eye orange red; bill dark brown with yellowish tip.
Body: Back glossy reddish brown; upper wing coverts dark reddish brown; lower wing coverts iridescent turquoise green; primaries brown; breast and abdomen black (male). Female overall brown with light brown spots.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet dirty dull yellow to greyish green; tail long, glossy black or iridescent green (male).