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A rolling collection of feathers just identified by the Feather Identifier community.
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey)
Semiplume or Body Contour Feather
Bald Eagle (American Eagle)
Flight feather, primary or secondary remige
Bald Eagle (American Eagle)
Flight feather (Remex, likely a secondary or outer primary covert)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)
Body contour feather or secondary covert, featuring specialized soft edges typical of silent flight adaptations.
Great Horned Owl, also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl
Contour feather, likely a breast or body flank feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Contour feather (body or covert feather)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer contour/wing covert modified for silent flight
Great Horned Owl (also known as Hoot Owl or Tiger Owl)
Contour feather, likely a covert or body feather with flight-feather-like patterning
Great Horned Owl (Also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)
Primary flight feather (remige), likely an outer primary with characteristic serrated leading edge.
Wild Turkey
Contour body feather / covert
Mallard (Wild Duck)
Contour body feather / secondary covert
Mallard (Wild Duck, English Duck)
Contour feather, specifically a tail covert or breast/flank feather with characteristic curl
Bald Eagle (American Eagle)
Contour feather (likely upper tail covert or body contour feather)
Carrion Crow (also known simply as the Common Crow or Black Crow)
Contour body feather / covert
Mallard (Wild Duck)
Semiplume / Contour feather transition, likely from the breast or flank
Pigeon or Rock Dove
Body contour feather with fluffy base
Carrion Crow (or Eurasian Carrion Crow)
Contour body feather / medium flight feather
Mute Swan
Contour or body covert feather
Mallard (Wild Duck)
Semiplume / Contour feather transition with plumulaceous base
Great Horned Owl (Tiger Owl, Hoot Owl)
Body Contour Feather / Semiplume
Great Horned Owl (also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)
Contour feather from the body or scapular region
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)
Contour feather, likely a body covert or scapular feather
Canada Goose (Common Wild Goose)
Contour feather, likely from the upper breast or flank region
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)
Flight feather (Secondary remige, likely a proximal inner secondary based on the broad shape and slight asymmetry)
Bald Eagle (American Eagle)
Secondary flight feather or covert, likely from an immature bird showing transition plumage
Northern Mockingbird
Tail feather (rectrix), specifically an outer tail feather
Black-billed Magpie (American Magpie)
Contour body feather / Lesser wing covert, featuring contrasting bold black and white sections typical of corvid plumage.
Common Raven (Northern Raven)
Flight feather, likely a primary remige
Common Raven (Northern Raven)
Flight feather, likely a primary or large secondary remige
Common Ostrich (African Ostrich)
Body Contour / Plume Feather
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Contour body feather / Plume-like covert
Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey)
Body Contour Feather, specifically from the breast or flank region
Common Ostrich, African Ostrich
Body contour / Plume feather, fluffy decorative style often found on flanks, wings, or tail of males/females
Yellow-billed Magpie
Tail feather (rectrix), specifically an outer tail feather showing the characteristic white tip
Magpie, Black-billed Magpie
Tail feather (rectrix)
Galah (also known as Rose-breasted Cockatoo)
Semiplume and Contour body feathers with downy bases
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Contour body feather with distinct semiplume/downy base
Red-shafted Flicker (Northern Flicker)
Contour / Body or Underwing covert feather
Mallard (Wild Duck, Common Mallard)
Contour feather / Body covert or scapular
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Tail feather (Rectrix)
Turkey Vulture (also known as Turkey Buzzard)
Flight feather (likely a secondary remige)
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)
Contour feather, likely a body or covert featherThe feather & bird encyclopedia
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Zebra Dove
Contour feathers with bold, extensive black-and-white barring
Yellowhammer
Streaked contour feathers; chestnut rump feathers; notched tail with white outer edges
Yellow Wagtail
Long tail feathers (shorter than Grey Wagtail's); slim pointed wings
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Soft contour feathers with a slight crest
Yellow-throated Bunting
Body contour feathers with a short blunt crest tuft
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Large, sturdy contour and flight feathers; short crest
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The bird behind the feather
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Feather anatomy
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Habitat & range
Where the bird lives, migrates, and nests — so a single feather tells a story about place and season.
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How it works
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- Step 01
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- Step 02
AI reads the feather
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- Step 03
Read the field guide
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