Feathers gallery

Birds are the only modern animals that have feathers. Some functions of feathers are for display, camouflage, waterproofing, thermal insulation, sound production, support and, of course, flight.

Wing feathers

• Pacific Baza - primary
• Collared Sparrowhawk - primary
• Australian Hobby - inner primary
• Buff-banded Rail - outer secondary
• Buff-banded Rail - inner secondary
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove - primary
• Bar-shouldered Dove - primary
• Wonga Pigeon - inner primary
• Rainbow Lorikeet - primary
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet - primary
• Common Koel F - primary
• Powerful Owl - primary
• Grass Owl - wing
• Barn Owl - primary
• Spotted Nightjar - primary
• Spotted Bowerbird - primary

Tail feathers

• Australian Hobby - tail
• Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove - tail
• Topknot Pigeon - tail
• Glossy Black-Cockatoo - tail
• Crimson Rosella - tail 1
• Crimson Rosella - tail 2
• Ground Parrot - tail
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo - tail
• Channel-billed Cuckoo - tail
• Tawny Frogmouth - tail
• Large-tailed Nightjar - tail outer
• Large-tailed Nightjar - tail centre
• Laughing Kookaburra - tail
• Pied Currawong - tail

Coverts and body feathers

• Brown Goshawk imm - body
• Victoria Crowned Pigeon - crest
• Wonga Pigeon - belly
• Glossy Black-Cockatoo - undertail covert
• Eastern Rosella - undertail covert
• Common Koel F - body
• Laughing Kookaburra - uppertail covert

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