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Turkeys have many types of feathers such as beard, crest, ear tuft, flight covert, fluff, lesser sickles, main tail feathers, muff, neck hackles, primary flights, saddle, scapular, secondaries, sickles, tail coverts, vulture hocks, wing bar, and wing bow coverts.
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∙ 12y agothe two main types of feathers on birds are the contour feathers and the down feathers
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What kind of baby bird has grey and white feathers?
Many species of bird fledglings have grey and white feathers.
How many feathers does a sparrow have?
They are about 5000 feathers, approximately.
How do feathers help birds fly?
The flight feathers are the feathers located on the wings and tail. There are primary flight feathers that on the bird would be equivalent to our hand. A bird also has secondary flight feathers which when comparing to a human would be our forearm. If you unfold the wing of a bird you will see the flight feathers.
The main functions of feathers are?
The feathers of a bird help to keep a bird warm (like ducks) and to give them the ability of flight.For example, penguins have oils in their feathers to keep them warm in the Arctic/Antarctic.
What is wrong with a bird if it has feathers but can't fly?
It may be suffering from a mental trauma or could of had its' flight feathers clipped
How many types of bird feathers are there?
about 5,000
What are the two types of feathers?
Countour feathers and down feathers
What are 2 types of bird feathers?
I'm sure its the primaries and the secondrys
What two bird have black feathers on their bodys?
coot
What two things does every bird have?
wings and feathers
How do feathers of a bird protect it from cold?
how the feathers protect the bird
Which is the bird that do not have feathers?
As far as we know, there is no bird living without feathers.
Compare and contrast down feathers and contour feathers?
Contour feathers are long, strong, and smooth, while down feathers are soft and fluffy. Contour feathers give birds their coloring and shape and are used in flight. Down feathers provide a layer of insulation.
How do the feathers of a bird protect it from cold?
how the feathers protect the bird
How would the loss of feathers affect a bird?
It will not be able to fly with no feathers. Feathers keep a bird warm. If its feathers are gone it will die of cold. Most importantly feathers help a bird to escape from predators.
What is under the feathers of a bird that keeps the bird warm in freezing temperature?
Down feathers are feathers that lie under a birds body and primary feathers. These feathers are small and puffy, and trap warm air under a bird's feathers.
What is another name for bird feathers?
Another name for bird feathers is down.
