Birds

Birds

Any feathered vertebrate.

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The jugulum is the ventral part of the neck under the bill. The juculum and the gular region comprises the throat. Other words used are foreneck or throatpatch. In the pelican the jugulum and gular ...

Knee

Animals; Birds

The knee is the joint in the middle part of the leg, in the same location as the human knee.. Birds have strong leg bones and knees to take-off and land.

Leading edge of wing

Animals; Birds

The leading edge of the wing is the first from a frontal position when the bird is in flight. It is generally slightly curved and feathered.

Inner secondaries

Animals; Birds

The inner secondaries are groups of secondary feathers located closest to the body with respect to the outer secondary coverts.

Gonys

Animals; Birds

The gonys is the lowermost ridge on the lower mandible. The gonys length is discriminating between different species and sexes.

Gorget

Animals; Birds

The gorget is the throat area of the bird. In this area for the hummingbird, it contains certain feathers that change colour depending on the light striking it.

Greater secondary coverts

Animals; Birds

The greater secondary coverts are the feathers overlying the bases of the secondaries. In some birds, the primary converts are completely covered by them.