▁Red ▁List . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Me asure ment ▁and ▁pl um age ▁▁ ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁is ▁a ▁medium - s ized ▁w ading ▁bird ▁about ▁ 1 9 - 2 1 ▁cent im eters ▁long , ▁and ▁we igh ing ▁around ▁ 4 1 - 7 0 ▁gr ams . ▁The ▁different ▁body ▁parts ▁of ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁size . ▁On ▁average , ▁the ▁wing ▁length ▁is ▁ 1 4 - 1 5 ▁cent im eters , ▁its ▁tail ▁length ▁ 7 - 8 ▁cent im eters , ▁and ▁the ▁bill ▁is ▁about ▁ 2 ▁cent im eters ▁long . ▁Both ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁have ▁a ▁gray ish ▁brown ▁back ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁bel ly ▁and ▁thro at . ▁The ▁fore head ▁is ▁white ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁band ▁that ▁runs ▁from ▁one ▁eye ▁to ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁white ▁patch ▁of ▁the ▁fore head ▁extends ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁bill . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁breast ▁band ▁below ▁the ▁thro at . ▁The ▁eyes ▁have ▁a ▁yellow ▁ring ▁around ▁them , ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁stri pe ▁above . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁have ▁a ▁similar ▁appearance , ▁their ▁bre eding ▁pl um age ▁( sum mer ▁pl um age ) ▁has ▁a ▁few ▁differences ▁that ▁can ▁help ▁distinguish ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sex es . ▁The ▁black ▁band ▁on ▁the ▁fore head ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁breast ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁is ▁wider ▁and ▁more ▁distinct ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁female . ▁The