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Birds

Any feathered vertebrate.

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Supercilium

Animals; Birds

The supercilium is used as a term to describe the arch of feathers growing overtop the bony arch of each eye in the same approximate location as the human eye brow. It is also called superciliary ...

Spectacle

Animals; Birds

The spectacle refers to the combination of the eye ring and supraloral line.

Speculum

Animals; Birds

The speculum is the brightly coloured area on the wing (secondaries of the wing) on several duck species.

Scapulars

Animals; Birds

The scapulars are short feathers in the area where the bird's back and the wings join. They are generally short, soft and the same colour as the back.

Rump

Animals; Birds

The rump is the area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird. It consists of shorter feathers of the same colour as the body.

Pupil

Animals; Birds

The pupil is the dark circular, hollow passage in the middle of the iris through which the light enters the eye and forms an image on the back of the eye.

The shoulder refers to the relatively short feathers overlying the median secondary coverts on the top of the wing. They are located near the back and can be seen as the "first row" of feathers on ...