Feather Identifier app iconFeather Identifier

All Feathers

Real feathers identified by the Feather Identifier community, powered by AI.

Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker (Red-shafted Northern Flicker hybrid or variation) - Colaptes auratus

Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker (Red-shafted Northern Flicker hybrid or variation)

Tail feather (Rectrix), likely central or lateral rectrix
Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or red-tail)

Flight feather (Secondary remige)
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Tail feather (Rectrix) or wing covert
Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus

Red-shouldered Hawk

Secondary flight feather
Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or redtail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or redtail)

Body contour feather with a distinct semiplume/downy base
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Body Contour Feather / Breast Feather
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

Tail feather (rectrix), likely central or near-central rectrix
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Down / Plumulaceous body feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour or Upper Covert feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Body contour feather / Semiplume transition with specialized plumulaceous base
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove) - Columba livia

Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)

Contour feather from the breast or neck
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather (body feather)
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

Contour feather or primary covert
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

Contour body feather or upper covert
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Body contour feather (semiplume/downy transitional flank or breast feather)
Barred Owl (Hoot Owl, Northern Barred Owl) - Strix varia

Barred Owl (Hoot Owl, Northern Barred Owl)

Primary flight feather (Remige, likely P6 or P7)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger)

Body Contour / Flank Feather
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

Contour body feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Body Contour Feather / Flank Feather
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

Primary flight feather, likely outer primary (P6-P10)
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull

Primary flight feather, likely an outer primary
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour body feather
Barred Owl - Strix varia

Barred Owl

Primary flight feather, likely P6 or P7
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor

Mute Swan

Contour body feather
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form), Common Flicker, Yellow-shafted Woodpecker - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form), Common Flicker, Yellow-shafted Woodpecker

Primary or secondary flight feather (remex), likely from the wing
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather (body or wing covert), potentially a secondary covert or scapular feather
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Contour body feather or secondary covert
Eurasian Kestrel (also known as the Common Kestrel or Old World Kestrel) - Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel (also known as the Common Kestrel or Old World Kestrel)

Tail feather (rectrix), central or intermediate pair
Glaucous-winged Gull (Western Gull hybrid) - Larus glaucescens

Glaucous-winged Gull (Western Gull hybrid)

Contour body feather or upper covert
Common Kestrel (European Kestrel) - Falco tinnunculus

Common Kestrel (European Kestrel)

Tail feather (Rectrix)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour body feather or minor covert with characteristic soft fringe
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Body contour feather with fluffy base
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather, likely an outer or middle secondary remige
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Body contour feather / flank feather
American Crow (Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (Common Crow)

Contour feather, likely a body or covert feather
American Crow (Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (Common Crow)

Contour feather, likely from the wing covert or body tract
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Contour (body feather, likely from the breast, flank, or upper wing covert)
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

Flight feather, likely a secondary or primary remige
Common Raven (Northern Raven) - Corvus corax

Common Raven (Northern Raven)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer primary remige
Common Raven (Northern Raven, American Raven) - Corvus corax

Common Raven (Northern Raven, American Raven)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer primary remige
American Crow (Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (Common Crow)

Contour feather (likely a body or covert feather, or secondary covert)
Domestic Goose (Greylag Goose derivative) - Anser anser domesticus

Domestic Goose (Greylag Goose derivative)

Semiplume / Contour feather transition with plumulaceous base