plumage

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Read Next

Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

11 Questions About Birds Answered

Artwork of the Cretaceous dinosaur dineobellator, whose remains have been found in North America. This animal was around 2.5 to 3 metres in length, weighed up to 40 kg, and there is evidence that it had feathers.

How Do We Know That Dinosaurs May Have Had Feathers?

Discover

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

Was Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican or a Democrat?

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

Pluto. Crop of asset: 172304/IC code: pluto0010 at 270 degrees. The Changing Faces of Pluto. Most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs 2002-03.

Wee Worlds: Our 5 (Official) Dwarf Planets

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

Planet Earth and lunar moon from space

Where Did the Moon Come From?

plumage: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

See All Images →

Topics

feather teleoptile plumage pteryla nuptial plumage neossoptile plumage eclipse plumage apterium quill plumule calamus hair melanocyte nail

Quiz

pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

Ultimate Bird Trivia Quiz

Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.

Ultimate Animals Quiz

List

Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.

11 Questions About Birds Answered