ðə tˈeɪl tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz fɹʌm bɹˈaʊn wɪð sˈɛvɹəl dˈɑːɹk bˈɑːɹz tə ɡɹˈeɪɪʃ wɪð ɐ hˈeɪzi dˈɑːɹk bˈænd æz ðə bˈɜːd ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz mətʃˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.
The tail changes from brown with several dark bars to greyish with a hazy dark band as the bird approaches maturity.