Birds

Birds

Any feathered vertebrate.

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Ear patch

Animals; Birds

The ear patch is a different term for auricular. It consists of soft, loose-webbed feathers on the side of the bird's head below and behind the eyes. These feathers overlap the ear and can be a ...

Crissum

Animals; Birds

The crissum are feathers in a triangular area on the undersurface of a bird between its vent and the base of its tail feathers. One can tell whether a bird is adult or juvenile by looking at the ...

Cap

Animals; Birds

The cap is the area on top of the head of the bird. In some species, this area is a different color; while in some cases it has the same colour as the eye area. The colour of the cap helps in ...

The body is homologous to the human torso. It is the bird's main mass not including its appendages such as wings, tails and legs. The body contains all essential organs and a large part of the bird's ...

Bill

Animals; Birds

Birds do not have a mouth like humans, but instead have a bill or a beak. The bill reveals much about the bird's food and lifestyle. The bill is shaped such that the bird can optimally consume its ...

Eye ring

Animals; Birds

The eye ring can be visualized, in many different birds, as a pale ring of feathers encircling the eye. It is a very narrow ring which may not be very clear from a greater distance. Not all birds ...

Eye

Animals; Birds

The eye is the organ of sight. The bird's eyes are larger compared to the bird's skull and are, therefore, proportionally larger than human eyes. Since the skull is lighter compared to the human ...