The underparts are pale blue with whitish streaking. Typical juveniles show large areas of whitish streaking or mottling seen from above in flight. All eyes were fixed upon the golden helix streaking out into the sky. They have olive-grey upperparts, yellowish underparts with faint streaking and a thin pointed bill. "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking. Wild birds are mostly yellow-green, with brownish streaking on the back. The underparts are buff with brown streaking. They have either rusty or dark gray intricately patterned plumage with streaking on the underparts. The underparts are white with brown streaking. Immatures have the breast buffy with occasional lilac feathers and diffuse pale streaking. Adults are brown on the upperparts and pale on the underparts, with heavy streaking throughout. The undersides of the females are creamy to buff with heavy brown streaking. People also commonly notice streaking and flaring distortion around light sources. The colour of its plumage is rufous with some streaking. In flight, the juvenile is largely pale buff with brown streaking.